Please help diagnose coolant & oil pooling on LIM

nitronatefc · 06-08-2008, 06:41 PM

Mystery more or less solved. The bolts on the LIM were still tight, so I pulled the LIM and the exhaust manifold off. The LIM-to-engine gasket was still in decent shape. However, both of the coolant o-rings had split in half. This still doesn't really tell me why there was oil pooling on there, but oh well...

Since I've gone this far, it looks like I will be blocking the rear iron and manifold coolant ports. I figure if I just put on a turbo that doesn't need coolant fed to it, there is no more chance of coolant leaks....

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06-08-2008, 06:41 PM	#8
nitronatefc less roof, more turbo... Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Stevens Point, WI Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	Mystery more or less solved. The bolts on the LIM were still tight, so I pulled the LIM and the exhaust manifold off. The LIM-to-engine gasket was still in decent shape. However, both of the coolant o-rings had split in half. This still doesn't really tell me why there was oil pooling on there, but oh well... Since I've gone this far, it looks like I will be blocking the rear iron and manifold coolant ports. I figure if I just put on a turbo that doesn't need coolant fed to it, there is no more chance of coolant leaks....