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Old 10-17-2008, 09:07 AM   #1
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Default Too much oil going to turbo?

Ok, so right now I've got oil coming out of my exhaust. Could this be caused by having too much oil going into the turbo? I've also got some oil coming out of the intake side of the turbo. I've got a T04S turbo. How can I restrict the amount of oil going into my turbo? I think I've got a restrictor pill. How would I remove it if it were too small? Also, where can I get new pills?

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Old 10-17-2008, 09:46 AM   #2
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no sorry that means your turbo seals are blown... You will have to rebuild the turbo now.. or replace
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Ok, so will that prevent oil from leaking out of the exhaust and the intake?

Is it still safe to drive the car?

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Old 10-17-2008, 11:41 AM   #4
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no dont drive the car, you are pushing oil into the intercooler and into your engine through the throttle body and you are running low on oil cause it is burning out of the exhaust..

the car is not driveable until the turbo has been rebuilt..

if u rebuild the turbo or replace it that will fix this problem
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Could there be any other reason why oil is leaking?
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Old 10-17-2008, 11:51 AM   #6
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leaking.. from where.. u mean leaking into the intercooler pipe or out the exhaust... NO. this is the reason.. it is a common problem with turbos in general they wear and the seals leak..
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if there is NO restricter or too large a line, then the oil pressure will push passed the seals. BUT if you already have a restricter then there is another issue at hand
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Old 10-17-2008, 11:59 AM   #8
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I have never heard of needing a restrictor.. that IMO is just heresay.. I have ran MANY turbo cars in my life some with stock and some with high flow turbos and NEVER ran a restrictor.. hell I never heard fo them till I started coming here.

I think if the oil is passing through the seals then that means there is weak seals and u need to rebuild the turbo.
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i have had to deal with problem on a few cars. There are quite a few turbos that have built in restricters as well.
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I have yet to run into this before.. I have dealt with many KK, turbo technics, Garrett, mitsu, hitachi, cummings turbo and NONE have I ever had this kind of problem..

IMO you need to rebuild your turbo..

pull the air snorkle off the front of the turbo (the snorkle that runs to the air filter)

grab ahold of the nut by hand and see if you can move the whele in/out, up/down

if there is play its done.
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No play, the turbo is brand new. I just put it on not too long ago.
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did u check the play NOW.. since the problem has occured? Just cause the turbo is new dont mean that it is in good shape or that the build was good.
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did u check the play NOW.. since the problem has occured? Just cause the turbo is new dont mean that it is in good shape or that the build was good.
quoted for truth. Ive plenty of "rebuilt" turbos shitcan after only a handful of hours.
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Old 10-17-2008, 12:35 PM   #14
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btw I am in no way saying what LOW Imp is saying abotu the "restrictor" is innaccurate.. I'm going from my years of experience with turbo vehicles and NEVER have heard of this problem/fix from a restrictor
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Yea, I checked it just now. No play at all. Could it be possible that it's a restrictor pill and how do I put one in?
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