Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:47:12 +0100 From: Sleeker GT Phwoar <carl.robsonnospamcing-czechs.com> Subject: Re: Turbocharger oil line replacement -- advice needed
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. -- Carl Robson Car PC Build starts again. http://smallr.com/rz Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
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