Valve seal leaking? Could it do any turbo damage?
01-11-2006, 01:59 PM
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Valve seal leaking? Could it do any turbo damage?
So I finally got the honda started after 3 months of storage and decided to bring it home so I can work on it. So I drive home and the car doesnt sound right, didnt expect it to, but it sounded exactly like a WRX with an exhaust.
So I let it run for awhile, get all the funk out of it.
Fast forward to today and I put it in its resting spot in the garage. I flick the light on and notice oil by the wastegate. So I take the wastegate off and the inside of the manifold has a decent amount of oil in it.
So I tear apart the shiz and notice oil in the exhaust housing and the on blade and the downpipe.
I assume its my valve seal thats the cuplrate, but would the oil cause damage to the turbo. I doubt it, since I only drove it like .6miles, but I dont know how long its been leaking.
Its the port on the left that is extra dark with oil, the rest are fine.
Heres the oil on the blades
So I let it run for awhile, get all the funk out of it.
Fast forward to today and I put it in its resting spot in the garage. I flick the light on and notice oil by the wastegate. So I take the wastegate off and the inside of the manifold has a decent amount of oil in it.
So I tear apart the shiz and notice oil in the exhaust housing and the on blade and the downpipe.
I assume its my valve seal thats the cuplrate, but would the oil cause damage to the turbo. I doubt it, since I only drove it like .6miles, but I dont know how long its been leaking.
Its the port on the left that is extra dark with oil, the rest are fine.
Heres the oil on the blades
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Re: Valve seal leaking? Could it do any turbo damage? (SpeedingHatch)
Thats more than likely your turbo not valve seals, if the car still runs let it run for a minute and check all the plugs and see if they are wet etc.. does the car smoke on start up?
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Re: Valve seal leaking? Could it do any turbo damage? (SIXTY-1HATCH)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SIXTY-1HATCH »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thats more than likely your turbo not valve seals, if the car still runs let it run for a minute and check all the plugs and see if they are wet etc.. does the car smoke on start up?</TD></TR></TABLE>
what he said. If it was your valve seals, the oil would get burned through the turbo and your exhaust, not leak out of it.
I recently had to rebuild my turbo as I had quite a smoke screen behind me when I got on it and I could see oily residue all around the center of the turbo.
I sent it to Majestic Turbo.
what he said. If it was your valve seals, the oil would get burned through the turbo and your exhaust, not leak out of it.
I recently had to rebuild my turbo as I had quite a smoke screen behind me when I got on it and I could see oily residue all around the center of the turbo.
I sent it to Majestic Turbo.
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