turbo problem

gemstone · 10-21-2005, 04:21 PM

I think I have an oil leak in the area of the turbo, but cannot see point of origin. oil drops on garage floor and on return oil pipe. 87 supra has 77,000 original miles, with recently replaced head gasket. Oil lines were not removed form turbo during rebuild. Did not notice leak before engine rebuild. Any help would be appreciated. Question, if turbo seals are leaking, would they leak internally into the intercooer pipe or external at the turbo?

suprra_girl · 10-22-2005, 09:36 AM

usually when the oil seals go they mainly start leaking straight into the exhaust and it smokes like a mofo

if it's coming down the oil drain pipe then it is more than likely from the oil line... jack her up, put on jackstands.. get torch shine up there... and see if you can find the origin of the leak

GL

lethalwithasupra · 10-25-2005, 09:03 AM

hi. hey mine started leaking oil from the turbo oil pipe when i took the turbo out to do head gasket ( wont make that mistake again. edit : those mistakes ), and around the oil pressure sender unit for some reason. oil feeder pipe attaches to block just behind it. think they just dont like being disturbed.

just something else to check.

10-21-2005, 04:21 PM	#1
gemstone Stock Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 8	turbo problem I think I have an oil leak in the area of the turbo, but cannot see point of origin. oil drops on garage floor and on return oil pipe. 87 supra has 77,000 original miles, with recently replaced head gasket. Oil lines were not removed form turbo during rebuild. Did not notice leak before engine rebuild. Any help would be appreciated. Question, if turbo seals are leaking, would they leak internally into the intercooer pipe or external at the turbo? Last edited by gemstone; 10-21-2005 at 06:54 PM. Reason: add'l info

10-22-2005, 09:36 AM	#2
suprra_girl 7M POWAH! ;) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,312	usually when the oil seals go they mainly start leaking straight into the exhaust and it smokes like a mofo if it's coming down the oil drain pipe then it is more than likely from the oil line... jack her up, put on jackstands.. get torch shine up there... and see if you can find the origin of the leak GL __________________ Please use the forum to ask your questions as they will get replied to much faster than pming me Pics of my build. "Good girls are just bad girls that don't get caught" Do a diagnostic first!

10-25-2005, 09:03 AM	#3
lethalwithasupra 3" Exhaust Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: south cantebury Posts: 112	hi. hey mine started leaking oil from the turbo oil pipe when i took the turbo out to do head gasket ( wont make that mistake again. edit : those mistakes ), and around the oil pressure sender unit for some reason. oil feeder pipe attaches to block just behind it. think they just dont like being disturbed. just something else to check. __________________ So I bought this old Honda bike, an NSR250. Bit of a street racer, I guess. I'm told they're fast. Delivering it home with a friend driving the Supra for the first time. I drop gears and make a scream from the twin pipes flowing down this pony's flanks and it takes off like it's tail's on fire. I look back when the Honda gets to its tap-out and the Supra's only two lengths behind. No one I've let ride my bike has told me its slow, they've all loved the thing. That car is a good thing indeed.

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