Where would oil leak from?
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Where would oil leak from?
K so I don't know much about turbo's, and someone else did my install(who i cant get a hold of for now)
long story short, i drove my car 3 times since my turbo kit (sf) got installed (no boost for now) and check my oil level and its under the 'low' hole. i checked under the car and theres a little puddle of oil, underbody is covered in oil and oil is being burnt off by my manifold(i think)
so my question is, where would it leak from (i have the dezod bolt on return line package)
could it be either ends of the return/feed line? if so, is it just as simple as tighetening it without having to take anything off? cuz i figured if it was as easy as that, why didnt it get tightened properly the first time
any help appreciated
long story short, i drove my car 3 times since my turbo kit (sf) got installed (no boost for now) and check my oil level and its under the 'low' hole. i checked under the car and theres a little puddle of oil, underbody is covered in oil and oil is being burnt off by my manifold(i think)
so my question is, where would it leak from (i have the dezod bolt on return line package)
could it be either ends of the return/feed line? if so, is it just as simple as tighetening it without having to take anything off? cuz i figured if it was as easy as that, why didnt it get tightened properly the first time
any help appreciated
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Re: Where would oil leak from?
Absolutely anywhere.
The turbo seals, the oil pan gasket, either side of the drain are the common ones.
Do you have an oil restrictor, did you remove the PCV valve, and is the fitting welded in and does the drain always move in a downward direction?
Is there oil in the charge pipes?
is there oil in the downpipe?
Oil all over the front of the motor?
or just the bottom?
Need some more info.
The turbo seals, the oil pan gasket, either side of the drain are the common ones.
Do you have an oil restrictor, did you remove the PCV valve, and is the fitting welded in and does the drain always move in a downward direction?
Is there oil in the charge pipes?
is there oil in the downpipe?
Oil all over the front of the motor?
or just the bottom?
Need some more info.
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without reading everything u wrote, i recently had this problem and it drove me nuts! it is probably where that oil sensor is on the back of the block. everytime i would tighten that thing it would come loose again. the problem was i had the oil line with a "T" fitting on there and it would hit theIM before ever tightening up enough to stop it from leaking. i was tightening it a week ago and the damn thing snapped off! it pissed me off sooo bad. so what i did was got an extension with a "an" fitting on it and mounted the sensor and the oil line off the block, much much better. without seeing ur car im going to say that that is what you are haveing a problem with.
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Thats what I do too. If that T snaps off from vibes while driving bad things happen. Remote mounting the sensor and oil feed are by far the best way to go.
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UPDATE*****
ok when i checked my oil, it looked low, so i put 1 liter, and rechecked like an hr later and i was wayyy over. whiuch means i had checked the oil the first time too soon, which gave me a bad reading.
i checked under the car, i noticed it drips a LOT more when the car is off, when its on, i only noticed it a drop once every 6 secs, with the car off, like 2.5 secs. return line?
ok when i checked my oil, it looked low, so i put 1 liter, and rechecked like an hr later and i was wayyy over. whiuch means i had checked the oil the first time too soon, which gave me a bad reading.
i checked under the car, i noticed it drips a LOT more when the car is off, when its on, i only noticed it a drop once every 6 secs, with the car off, like 2.5 secs. return line?
Re: Where would oil leak from?
Of course your level is going to be high after it settles into the pan, you're supposed to check whats in the pan when the engine has just been shut off after running at operating temp....
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UPDATE*****
ok when i checked my oil, it looked low, so i put 1 liter, and rechecked like an hr later and i was wayyy over. whiuch means i had checked the oil the first time too soon, which gave me a bad reading.
i checked under the car, i noticed it drips a LOT more when the car is off, when its on, i only noticed it a drop once every 6 secs, with the car off, like 2.5 secs. return line?
ok when i checked my oil, it looked low, so i put 1 liter, and rechecked like an hr later and i was wayyy over. whiuch means i had checked the oil the first time too soon, which gave me a bad reading.
i checked under the car, i noticed it drips a LOT more when the car is off, when its on, i only noticed it a drop once every 6 secs, with the car off, like 2.5 secs. return line?
Weld thats bish in.
Re: Where would oil leak from?
Keep in mind that the fitting should be as high on the pan as possible. Mine sits flush against the top lip of the pan.
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