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Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:14:52 -0400
From: Malt_Hound <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Turbocharger oil line replacement -- advice needed


Sleeker GT Phwoar wrote: > In article <1119900024.155607.318550nospam2000cwb.googlegroups.com>, > chadderboksnospaml.com says... > >>Noticing its performance recently taking a turn for the worse, I >>discovered rapid oil loss and leakage at the left front of the engine >>compartment. (Equipped with a piece of cardboard, I estimate that the >>oil drips form a mostly "L" shape, with the long arm stretchin back a >>foot toward the left front wheel and the short arm running about eight >>inches toward the center of the car.) >> > > > If you mean left side from inside the car, > Check the lines from just above the oil filter to down by the left hand > front below the left hand headlight. > > My 1984 T16 had an horrendous oil leak. > It didn't affect performance, but it went through quite a bit. > I didn't discover the probable cause of the leak, until the day I sold > the car. > While showing the new buyer round, I discovered that the left hand side > engine mount and wishbone upper bushes, and lower wishbone bushes were > coated with oil, but the drain plug was clean. > > Moving forward of that, I discovered that the back of the oil cooler was > coated too. It appears that somewhere down the cooler line, there was a > leak, may have even been the cooler itself. It was fine unless it was > pumping. And it reallys showed up when driving, as air moving down the > cooler line blew oil all over the underside of the car and up the engine > on the left hand side. I heard they called that feature "DRP" (Dynamic Rust Proofing). ;-) -Fred W

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