leaking oil!! HELP

ituner · 06-11-2004, 12:41 AM

Heres the deal, the line going from the turbo to the wastegate blew off from the turbo and still was connnected to the wastegate. I don't know if it was hooked up right to begain with b/c I get compressure surge when I blow off and when I tried to turned my wastegate a while back to up the psi to 7 or 8 pounds, it stayed at 5. So I turned the wastegate back to where it was and left it that b/c I didn't need problems. So at 5 pounds tonight the line blows off at some point on the way home and I don't realize it until i pop the hood when i get home. I go to check the exhaust and notice there is a trail of oil leading into my driveway and right under the motor after letting it idle for about 2 minutes and there is about a 1/4 of a quart of oil on the ground I checked my exhaust to see if oil was coming out of it but it was dry. The motor is a 1.8 that has about 135k on it I don't know if this could possibly be my piston rings or what, PLEASE HELP?

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scoobyimprza · 06-11-2004, 12:47 AM

No oil in the exhaust is a good sign. Get a compression test to be sure. Wipe all the oil off of the underside and look for the fresh oil leak.

Brent

ituner · 06-11-2004, 12:53 AM

Yah, thanks brent for the reasurrance, I will do that bright and early tomorrow morning but now I am beat, I need to go to bed
anyone else have any ANSWERS???

ituner · 06-15-2004, 01:49 AM

check my compression:
left side: 60, 85
right side: 120, 190
spark plugs were soaked in oil, looks like I will be doing a swap

06-11-2004, 12:41 AM	#1
ituner Scooby Newbie Member#: 34476 Join Date: Mar 2003 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Morgan Hill, Ca Vehicle: 88 civic subyless for now	leaking oil!! HELP Heres the deal, the line going from the turbo to the wastegate blew off from the turbo and still was connnected to the wastegate. I don't know if it was hooked up right to begain with b/c I get compressure surge when I blow off and when I tried to turned my wastegate a while back to up the psi to 7 or 8 pounds, it stayed at 5. So I turned the wastegate back to where it was and left it that b/c I didn't need problems. So at 5 pounds tonight the line blows off at some point on the way home and I don't realize it until i pop the hood when i get home. I go to check the exhaust and notice there is a trail of oil leading into my driveway and right under the motor after letting it idle for about 2 minutes and there is about a 1/4 of a quart of oil on the ground I checked my exhaust to see if oil was coming out of it but it was dry. The motor is a 1.8 that has about 135k on it I don't know if this could possibly be my piston rings or what, PLEASE HELP? * Registered users of the site do not see these ads. Last edited by ituner; 06-11-2004 at 12:55 AM.

06-11-2004, 12:53 AM	#3
ituner Scooby Newbie Member#: 34476 Join Date: Mar 2003 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Morgan Hill, Ca Vehicle: 88 civic subyless for now	Yah, thanks brent for the reasurrance, I will do that bright and early tomorrow morning but now I am beat, I need to go to bed anyone else have any ANSWERS??? Last edited by ituner; 06-11-2004 at 01:00 AM.

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06-11-2004, 12:47 AM	#2
scoobyimprza Scooby Guru Member#: 24956 Join Date: Sep 2002 Chapter/Region: MAIC Location: Littlestown PA Vehicle: 1997 Impreza WRX Steel Blue Mica	No oil in the exhaust is a good sign. Get a compression test to be sure. Wipe all the oil off of the underside and look for the fresh oil leak. Brent

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ituner Scooby Newbie Member#: 34476 Join Date: Mar 2003 Chapter/Region: BAIC Location: Morgan Hill, Ca Vehicle: 88 civic subyless for now	check my compression: left side: 60, 85 right side: 120, 190 spark plugs were soaked in oil, looks like I will be doing a swap