oil in turbo pipe....catch can help???

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Dec 18, 2004 | 06:28 PM

shiftgear8000

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oil in turbo pipe....catch can help???

I noticed there was some oil in my inlet pipe for my turbo......what causes this? and would installing catch can solve this problem???

-jase

Dec 18, 2004 | 07:32 PM

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Re: oil in turbo pipe....catch can help??? (shiftgear8000)

did you check your turbo seal? Most likely that is bad.

Dec 18, 2004 | 07:45 PM

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Re: oil in turbo pipe....catch can help??? (underpressure02)

yeah it's a turbo seal...

Dec 18, 2004 | 08:08 PM

shiftgear8000

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Re: oil in turbo pipe....catch can help??? (dynasty-x-motorsport)

well, seeing as it's a brand new turbo.....I don't think it would be the seal. What else could cause that??

-jase

Dec 19, 2004 | 09:21 PM

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i had this happen to me one tiime, i changed the turbo thinking the seals were bad, but really it was the ringlands had gave, but i hope its not the same for you

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