oil leak

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4ndee
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oil leak

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i have an oil leak from my turbo, i think its just the gasket leaking. Problem is it was a new gasket a few months ago. So can anyone recomend a good place to get a gasket?
djpkins
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Re: oil leak

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if the oil feed pipe has, at any point, been bent and creased...a very easy thing to do if removing a turbo for the first time...it will leak forever, also possible to get a tiny split in the same pipe if it has been bent around on the re-fit...new gaskets wouldn't solve it if this were the prob...I had metal ones in mine when I sorted it and didn't have a prob thereafter.
4ndee
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Re: oil leak

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i have a metal one thats sat on my tool box from when i replaced the turbo. i think the pipe is probobly leaking it looked bent but then they look bent anyway.
bobhatton
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Re: oil leak

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We may have a spare oil feed and return pipe, we are in Cornwall too so pop round one day and we can see what the problem may be
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4ndee
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Re: oil leak

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oo your only in bodmin, i live round the corner from henry.
bobhatton
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Re: oil leak

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It says Bodmin but its Luxulyan down by the station We are off to the Tregrehan hillclimb in the morning, car number 24 and 25, come and have a look its great fun
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4ndee
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Re: oil leak

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Can you pm me some details mate
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