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Dean · 2011-05-01, 09:45 PM

Your picture of the TB shows a typical bit. Thought you said IC had a bit too.

A hose that holds 15-20PSI does not drip oil typically without causing much worse problems since they would represent a post MAF air leak. Any oil leak inside the turbo would be immediately atomized on the compressor side and again some would fall out of suspension in the IC, more would burn and come out the exhaust. Anything on the turbine side would be vaporize and burned in the turbo/DP/cat or thrown out the tail pipe in a catless environment.

The only easy way for oil to come out of the turbo is a oil line. Until you eliminate that, looking for more obscure ones are a stretch IMHO.

I may be dead wrong, but just trying to give you likely scenarios.

2011-05-01, 09:45 PM	#43
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Your picture of the TB shows a typical bit. Thought you said IC had a bit too. A hose that holds 15-20PSI does not drip oil typically without causing much worse problems since they would represent a post MAF air leak. Any oil leak inside the turbo would be immediately atomized on the compressor side and again some would fall out of suspension in the IC, more would burn and come out the exhaust. Anything on the turbine side would be vaporize and burned in the turbo/DP/cat or thrown out the tail pipe in a catless environment. The only easy way for oil to come out of the turbo is a oil line. Until you eliminate that, looking for more obscure ones are a stretch IMHO. I may be dead wrong, but just trying to give you likely scenarios. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...