I have a slow leak coming from my oil return line on my turbo. Worry or not?

 

yes, I would take care of that cause you dont want that small leak becoming big and you losing your oil pressure and turbo and engine failure.

 

Ya I was thinking that. thanks!

 

I took a closer look and it seems to be leaking around the gasket where the oil line connects to the flange on the turbo. So can I just disconnect the flange and replace the gasket?

 

Fire is a concern with every drip

Make sure the bolts are torqued correctly first

 

What kind of gasket is on the turbo oil line flange? I would be using hondabond if its the spot I am thinking of. Easy fix take the line off, probably 2 bolts, gonna have to drain the oil depending on the location, cleant the area with a great oil/grease solvent, allow to dry and apply hondabond and the right amount of tq to the bolts, let cure for 24 hours and test.

 

Well I just had the turbo rebuilt from precision turbo.

I am happy with the rebuild but not how they sent it back.... They sent the turbo back with the oil return line and feed line reversed... so we had to fix that... Also they only sent one gasket so I used a gasket material and made my own gasket.. So ya if this "hondabond" is up to the task where can I find it?

thanks again

 

i had similar problem with my oil line, it had been removed a few times beforehand and was leaking oil, so the other week i replaced the oil line and fittings and bobs your uncle all sorted

 

Is this something that NEEDS to be done like now? Its very slow.... I am gonna be very busy for the next week. If i watch the oil levels and make sure the leak does not increase will I be OK for a week or so?

 

no, i dont think so. oil has already run through the turbo at that point in the system so the turbo is well lubricated. so long as you are not losing tons of oil i would say it can wait.