oil leak from turbo/exhaust

jamie_civic · 11-14-2005

hey i need some help asap. i got an oil leak now and it looks like its comming from my oil drain, or maybe my exhaust...or possibly from the turbo itself.
is it normal for the exhaust to leak out oil? im running straight off the downpipe for now cuz i havent got my exhaust welded yet.

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skipbarber · 11-14-2005

did you use teflon tape on all your fittings?

iamboo · 11-14-2005

do you see oil coming out of your downpipe? if you do, your turbo is blown...

if you see the oil coming out of the oil feed line, teflon tap the fittings and tighten then up with your wrench...

if you see oil leaking from your oil drain, tighten the hose clamp off the turbo and the fitting off the oil pan...

pretty much common sense stuff...

is the car smoking at all? white, black, blue?

jamie_civic · 11-14-2005

i didnt use teflon tape but im going to on the oil pressure sensor...i dont think there is oil from the downpipe, it was pretty much all from the oil drain line which was barely on the oil pan, i fixed that and its 100% tight now so shouldnt leak at all....i also had a slight leak from the oil pressure sensor so i tightened that up but i still need to redo it with teflon tape on the threads. there was a tiny bit of oil sweat on the exhaust part of the turbo, but no major leak....my exhaust smoke isnt really heavy colored....im straight off the downpuipe right now though.