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not getting any oil return!!! help me out!


geisi13
04-07-2005, 06:08 PM
well i finally figured out why i was leaking oil from my turbo to my exhasut, for some reason the turbo is not returning the oil to the pan, its not my lines cause i took the turbo off and put oil into it and nothing is comming out, i dont know what would be blocking it off. anyone have an ideas?

civickiller
04-07-2005, 08:33 PM
how does the turbo spin ? any shaft play ? is it a used turbo ?

and i remember your other post and i told you to make sure oil was coming out of the oil return

geisi13
04-07-2005, 10:20 PM
yea i took your adivise and checked, the turbo is brand new and there is no shaft play, im not sure which direction its spinning, id have to look tomorrow i dont have the turbp right here on hand.

superbluecivicsi
04-09-2005, 04:14 AM
oil retun is tapped above oil line in pan? you are sure of it?

geisi13
04-09-2005, 04:30 PM
oil return is tapped above oil line in the pan? i tapped the oil pan at the highest possible point on the oppisite side of the drain plug, and the turbo oil retun is highed than the spot i tapped the pan because it is gravity feed. the line isnt my problem, oil is comming out of the turbo itself.

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