Yea so i get done putting the turbo in, and it smokes everywhere, now i find that there is oil dripping from the exhaust outlet. does this mean my bearings and seals and gone? theres no oil on the compressor side, but the turbine side is covered. this ******* sucks, i dont have money to buy another turbo.

 

Doesn't sound good man. That sucks. Heres my rule of thumb with turbo. Don't start the project until you have 3 times what you think its going to cost you because something ALWAYS comes up and will be more expensive then you planned. It will probably just need a rebuild, not a new turbo all together.

 

ehhh the turbo is too small to be worth a rebuild, ill just get a saab t3 for now.

 

might be cause its a new T. my brand new garrett smoked and leaked a bit for the first few weeks, then it stopped

 

its not new. but maybe since it wasnt ran for a while it might smoke for a little bit? BTW i did prime it 1st.