ZD30 oil leak near the turbo.

[marvin]

hi,

Just had my mechanic check a oil leak that seemed to be near the turbo charger.he puuled off the intercooler and the turbo and the pipes etc but did not find any thing that was actually causing this but did say there was a unusal amout of oil in the intake manifold.Has any body else out there had this problem.He also mentioned that some of the pipes were a bit loose but im still wondering if the turbo is on its way out maybe a seal issue in there.your thoughts would be welcomed.

Thanks.

Mark.

[Lieney]

I hav had same drama & new turbo is expensive. I replaced mine due to oil flowing out and smoke appearing real bad once pulling up at lights. Check pcv valve for oil & restriction. Mine was leaking from turbo compressor & flowing up through intercooler. Pcv line was clear. Conducting final testing at the moment but have the catch-can disconnected now. My catch can appears to have a slight restriction (not as much as valve itself) & I think that was contributing to the issue that caused mine to pack it in.
Remove and clean your inlet. Test drive about 5-10 mins & remove to see where oil is comin from. Ring me on 0438288109 before 8pm if you want to talk about what I found, did & costs. Not cheap & awkward.

[Sir Roofy]

i hav had same drama & new turbo is expensive. I replaced mine due to oil flowing out and smoke appearing real bad once pulling up at lights. Check pcv valve for oil & restriction. Mine was leaking from turbo compressor & flowing up through intercooler. Pcv line was clear. Conducting final testing at the moment but have the catch-can disconnected now. My catch can appears to have a slight restriction (not as much as valve itself) & i think that was contributing to the issue that caused mine to pack it in.
Remove and clean your inlet. Test drive about 5-10 mins & remove to see where oil is comin from. Ring me on 0438288109 before 8pm if you want to talk about what i found, did & costs. Not cheap & awkward.

pm him first then give him your number much safer that way
you never know whos watching

[marvin]

Mine is not blowing any smoke and is actually running fine it just bothers me that theres a leak there not that its a hugh one as im not loosing dramatic amounts of oil.The most of the oil that was there was sitting on the rear of the rocker cover and also below on the oil filter housing.But any how we are going to pull it down again in another week or so and have another look if its the same we are going to send it to a turbo specialist and see if they can fix this if that in fact whats wrong.What did you find was at fault with yours mate im curious to know when you get chance ?

thanks.Mark.