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Old 08-07-2012, 02:08 PM   #16
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If the car is smoking, it isn't smoking that much...

I assume the exhaust ports on the engine / turbo exhaust manifold has color about the same as the turbine wheel?
If so, that's good and bad.
Good that it's not a major failure of the oil control rings on the engine.
Bad that we cannot narrow it down to either the engine or the turbo - the oil leak isn't that bad yet.

Can you take apart the turbine housing off the turbo?
It's just the 6-bolts that are along the inside of the turbine housing facing the turbo center housing.
Those should be 13mm (or 1/2") bolt heads.
If you can take that off, we can inspect the area between the center housing and turbine heat shield.

Just to make sure we cover all the bases...
You did check the intercooler pipes and intercooler for signs of oil pooling in there, right?


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