I've got a greddy 18G with only about 300 miles on it in total, i don't run a filter just a really tight window screen type material over the intake inlet. Lately i've been noticing a bit of oil building up where my engine code stamp is right outside of the inlet...thoughts?

 

Is it smoking at all, only compressor side leaking? Pull off piping connected to turbo, look for oil inside. , If there is oil in there or leaking into downpope, then seals need replacing sounds like it didn't seal correctly during break in.

 

no she doesn't smoke at all, initially before i had gotten tuned i had royal purple in the car for like 2 weeks, but only drove it around for like 30-50 miles not boosting at all..just driving to make sure everything went in smoothly. The day i went to get tuned my tuner told me to get rid of the royal purple immediately and run Motul because the royal purple is known for eating greddy seals..but it wasn't in there all that long..scratching my head now..is there ever a condition where this is normal? i'm not gonna lie my oil return line to the pan is slightly kinked..could this be the problem?

 

Haven't really heard of the royal purple theory. But I don't use it in the motor, only use the synchromesh in my tranny. It could be your oil return, considering how bad the kink is. It could be backing up the oil into the compressor. But I would think it would be in your charge piping coming from turbo. Get a new turbo drain or work out the kink in yours and see if that helps. Don't run it anymore to prevent further damage.

 

so if my seals are blown i should be seeing oil between the compressor and throttle plate correct?

 

Correct. Oil in exhaust and charge piping would be oil leaking past seals. But fix kink in drain first. It could be causing the oil to back up and forcing it through seals.

 

SOunds more like oil back up in the drain than any turbine sealing ring or bushing issue. There is no break in period for sealing rings on turbochargers.

 

thanx guys appreciate it, gonna diagnose this weekend