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rebuilt turbo leaking oil #1513054
25/10/2014 21:25
25/10/2014 21:25

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Hi just thought I'd see if any one can help me I've just rebuilt my standard turbo but added a 360 trust bearing and staggered oil seal but now I have oil driping out of where you bolt the hot side housing on ,today I've rebuilt it again using a different core housing which is like new and its doing it again ,I said if it didn't work today that's it for me and the coupe as I've spend to much money and most importantly time so if anyone has had this happen to them please help frown

Last edited by wayne20vt; 25/10/2014 21:26.
Re: rebuilt turbo leaking oil [Re: ] #1513062
25/10/2014 22:55
25/10/2014 22:55
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best thing to do would be to post detailed pictures of the internals

Re: rebuilt turbo leaking oil [Re: ] #1513063
25/10/2014 23:12
25/10/2014 23:12

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Turbos need balancing after a rebuild.

Otherwise its a temporary repair at best .
Some 360 bearings require shims if the casing is worn and others require machining depending on the size .

Re: rebuilt turbo leaking oil [Re: ] #1513074
26/10/2014 08:08
26/10/2014 08:08

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Its been balanced bud and wouldn't a shim would of came in the rebuild kit , I'm really stuck ,would the 360 bearing require a restrictor in the oil feed now?only other thing I can think is when I was rebuilding putting the sump on I seen that the bigger plastic pipe that tees into the turbo intake was snapped underneth the thermostat so I used a thin joiner out of a piece of metal I had and reconnected it??

Re: rebuilt turbo leaking oil [Re: ] #1513084
26/10/2014 10:01
26/10/2014 10:01

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The best thing to do is remove the turbo and send it to a specialist
Cr turbo
Or tdi turbo

Its something turbo related so may be worth getting them to have a look.
They will also collect from your address.

Re: rebuilt turbo leaking oil [Re: ] #1513088
26/10/2014 10:25
26/10/2014 10:25
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Might be the staggered seal if you have slightly mis-shaped it or over stretched it when fitting, simply pushing it back into the housing until it clicks into position might not be enough.


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