TD42T turbo oil leak?

[NotTortoise]

So...
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I had a bit of a play on the sand on the weekend, all good fun, no issues...

Just hit the road and sorta noticed that my turbo was whistling at quite low revs, looked at my boost gauge and also saw that my boost was very sluggish. normally by 2750-ish I would normally be well on my way to a full 12 psi, but alas, I only hit about 7-8 psi before I backed off and limped home (1-1.5kms).

Popped the bonnet to find this.

I am due to drive out of town and back to Brisbane in 4 weeks time.

At first uneducated guess, I think that I have done a seal on my turbo. What do you guys think?

It would be awesome if I could limp back. Being in a remote community, I don't have time to order any parts I will need, I'm still waiting on my last Super Cheap order from the 3rd of October (a pack of filters) and posted on the 21st.

Any ideas on what I can check to see how bad it is, etc.?

Any help would be greatly appreciated,

Cam

[jff45]

You're sure it's not blow by? Do you have a catch can?
Take a look in your intake piping before the compressor

[mudski]

Going by your performance issues and the turbo struggling to reach boost i would think the turbo is the culprit???

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[NotTortoise]

I don't run a catch can. It doesn't seem like much of a leak except for the boost issue. I don't know anything about turbos, where would I find the compressor hose?

[mudski]

Take the intake pipe off the turbo and have a look in there and also give the impeller a spin and see if its still spins nice or if it has any play.

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[NotTortoise]

Thanks, I will try that in the morning.

Are the bolts around the turbo prone to snapping off? I seem to be under the impression that they are really hard to get off, don't know why or from where I got that impression though. I'm just a little paranoid being so far from a workshop.

Thanks for the help so far.

[AB]

Thanks, I will try that in the morning. Are the bolts around the turbo prone to snapping off? I seem to be under the impression that they are really hard to get off, don't know why or from where I got that impression though. I'm just a little paranoid being so far from a workshop. Thanks for the help so far.

I would think it's definitely prone from constant heating and cooling. Spray the hell out of it with crc tonight!!!

[nissannewby]

Hows your air filter?

[NotTortoise]

Air filter isn't bad, It is at 9,200km old. That's on it's way from SCA . Any thing in particular to look for in the filter? A few bugs and a smidge of dust is all I found.

[NotTortoise]

I have changed computers and haven't downloaded the manuals again. Does anybody happen to have the diagram for which pipe is which on the turbo set up? What would happen if I did snap a bolt here? Any way to bush mechanic it up / bypass the turbo / anything to get back to Brissy?

I already need to replace a clutch, and maybe a turbo and maybe even take the intake / head off to clean up the mess I've made now, so if I can limp there I'll be golden