Big-Sexy907
05-11-2004, 12:37 PM
I did a bit of searching and found that some people when they let their car idle for a while get a bit of oil seepage on the turbo, leaks down the downpipe, and burns off.
As I was idling this morning the same thing happened. Does anyone else suffer from this problem?
KapaFool
05-11-2004, 01:01 PM
Tighten the oil fitting on top of the snail and check the hoses under the snail also. Oil shouldn't be coming out of the downpipe.
rex02
05-11-2004, 01:20 PM
you should not be getting oil.. check as kapa suggested.
are you sure its oil and not water from that breather line right beside the dp? just asking not callin ya dumb man but alot of people have seen that and thought there was a problem.
Big-Sexy907
05-11-2004, 02:20 PM
Nope, its oil. I read online that during idle the seals inside the turbo tend to seep a bit, and it dribbles down and burns off. Kapa, Imma check those fittings asap!
Big-Sexy907
05-11-2004, 06:07 PM
Nobody else has or heard of this problem?
shortfuseWRX
05-11-2004, 08:05 PM
i have heard of blow by and that gives a wierd oil smell.
sam
rex02
05-11-2004, 10:04 PM
any physical trace of oil coming from the turbo is not a good sign
Big-Sexy907
05-12-2004, 05:51 PM
Yeah, its interesting, seems to only seep after sitting at idle for a while. I checked over the hoses and nothing seemed unusual.