2Reflexes
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I completed a AHU swap into my '81 Caddy last August and I have recently noticed oil leaking out of the exhaust and off of the turbo, collecting at the drain line. The engine had about 160k miles on it when I picked it up and the old turbo had some shaft play so I put in a brand new k03; it probably has about 1000 miles on it.
I pulled the turbo out this morning and you can see the turbine housing is soaked in oil.
The manifold flange had a decent amount of oil on it to.
The oil accumulating at the drain line appears to have come from the manifold flange. This is the part that has me questioning my thinking. Is this oil leak coming from the engine or the turbo? Has anyone seen something like this before on a new turbo?
Also of note is that there is some bluish smoke on start-up and during acceleration but otherwise the engine runs great, no loss of power at all. Thoughts?
I pulled the turbo out this morning and you can see the turbine housing is soaked in oil.
The manifold flange had a decent amount of oil on it to.
The oil accumulating at the drain line appears to have come from the manifold flange. This is the part that has me questioning my thinking. Is this oil leak coming from the engine or the turbo? Has anyone seen something like this before on a new turbo?
Also of note is that there is some bluish smoke on start-up and during acceleration but otherwise the engine runs great, no loss of power at all. Thoughts?