brand new GARRETTE turbo leaking from exhaust side
 

i just bought a new t3/t4 turbo and just installed it right now.. started it and the turbo started someking and you can see the oil on the exhaust wheel. i have no dp on right now... the return is good with a very small little kink.. does anyone know what could be wrong??? thanks

Re: brand new GARRETTE turbo leaking from exhaust side
 

Any kink is a bad kink. Where is it smoking from, the outside of the turbo or from the downpipe?

Re: brand new GARRETTE turbo leaking from exhaust side
 

from the exhaust housing wheel or basically where the dp should be... And also my boost isn't stopping... It suppose to be regulated at 5-7 psi but instead it goes to 10+ ... On my previous setup it worked great... Now I have a diff mani and turbo.... And its annoying me really bad.... Please help me

Re: brand new GARRETTE turbo leaking from exhaust side
 

What the hell was your previous setup? What is your current setup? A half-assed chinkmobile. Fix that

Re: brand new GARRETTE turbo leaking from exhaust side
 

OK first off fix the oil return kink, then put a down pipe on. then see what happens.

Re: brand new GARRETTE turbo leaking from exhaust side
 

i fixed the kink but no help... turbo still smokes from the dp side, compressor side has no sign of oil at all. i just bought a restrictor valve from stealthmode to see if that would help? anyone knows? or has any other idea what might be wrong? i'm using the stealthmode/tunertoys oil line kit if that helps... thanks

Re: brand new GARRETTE turbo leaking from exhaust side
 

check it twice it can be a leak from the oil feed line or somewhere else...
by the way if you dont have a downpipe where did you plug your o2 sensor in?
without the o2 sensor the car would make lots of smoke which looks like burnt oil smoke

Re: brand new GARRETTE turbo leaking from exhaust side
 

whats a safe psi the turbo should see for oil? maybe thats his problem?

Re: brand new GARRETTE turbo leaking from exhaust side
 

I think your problem was no oil rest. and you just flooded the turbo with oil

Re: brand new GARRETTE turbo leaking from exhaust side
 

the oil feed had no sign of oil and trust me the oil is coming out of the exhaust housing/wheel.... i ran my other cars without the o2 plugged in an it never smoked... i'm just hoping that its just the oil pressure. so for now my car is just sitting there. hope the restrictor is on its way... also i been searching alot..

reasons for oil leaks from the turbo...

1. oil lines installed wrong... <---- done right
2. oil return kinked... <---- fixed
3. oil pressure to high... <---- restrictor on its way...
4. blown turbo seals on brand new garrette turbo... <---- hope this is not it...

also i read that thicker oil can stop the turbo from leaking through the seals... like 15w50... but the thing is that i never had problems when i had the 14b on. well thanks for the reply guys... also is there a recommended oil pis to the turbo??? thanks