k, i found all the oil leaks and fixed them all, and now oil is coming out from between the center cartridge, and the turbine housing, does that just mean that seal is bad??? any help is appreciated!


Modified by Acura_I-RS at 8:10 PM 7/26/2003

 

before, the only place it leaked from was the oil feed flange on the turbo, so i took that off, sealed it good, and put it back on. it only leaked a tiny bit, like a 3 inch puddle after 7 mins of running. then i put the feed line and flange back on, and all of a sudden it leaks extremely bad, like a 5 inch puddle in like 30 seconds.
i was looking at the turbo, and it almost looks as though, the turbine housing like pulled away from the center section, dunno if that could happen, i made sure all the bolts were good and tighht, but it still leaked! please help