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Fe3Boost 01-26-2005 12:48 PM


Originally Posted by Dont_Be_A_Rikki' date='Jan 26 2005, 08:02 AM
Sounds like the turbos are working to me. As long as you dont get any smoke from the tail pipe your turbos are running good. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png




I guess I just assumed you knew what that meant. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/cool.png

Shane.Trammell 01-26-2005 01:26 PM

sometimes oil can get back there if your tranny or engine is leaking a little. it will blow back while your driving or drip on the exhaust and run back there to the lowest point. take it apart and see if theres oil inside

GreyGT-C 01-26-2005 01:38 PM

he meant the turbo y-pipe Shane, not the exhaust y-pipe. Fds are single exhaust.

Shane.Trammell 01-26-2005 01:39 PM

oh yeah, sorry i wasnt thinking.

dcfc3s 01-26-2005 02:12 PM

Had a similar problem a while back after I changed my oil. I put too much oil in, and oil got through the PCV system to the turbo intake, pooled in the Y-pipe, and dripped out from there.



I cleaned out the Y-pipe, drained a little oil out so the oil was halfway on the dipstick, and I was good to go.



But, if you have a turbo barfing oil on the intake side, I could see it puddling in the Y-pipe and leaking out there. But, check the easy stuff first.



Dale

Fd3BOOST 01-26-2005 04:07 PM


Originally Posted by Dont_Be_A_Rikki' date='Jan 26 2005, 10:47 AM
I guess I just assumed you knew what that meant. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/cool.png






I do know what you meant. You on the other hand did not remember what you originally wrote, which is what I pointed out. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png BTW, I spoke to my instructor. I got your ass covered. Just hand the flange over to me this weekend and I will get it welded up Monday night for you.





laterz... https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

silver_rx7 01-27-2005 05:23 AM

Hi Dale,



That's it! I had changed my engine oil the previous day. I like to fill it up to the F-mark, and got the same sitiuation as you. I guess the little extra oil has now cleared out by itself through the o-ring, since the leak stopped completely. I went for a ride, boost pressure pattern and values are fine, so I think the o-ring is fine as well, and it was just a case of slight overfilling. I'm still going to replace the Greddy hoses with hump type hoses just to eliminate any stress on the y-pipe o-ring. On the net I found oil overfilling is a common problem with Volvo's turbos, but I never heard of this happening to an RX7..



Thanks guys






Originally Posted by dcfc3s' date='Jan 26 2005, 12:12 PM
Had a similar problem a while back after I changed my oil. I put too much oil in, and oil got through the PCV system to the turbo intake, pooled in the Y-pipe, and dripped out from there.



I cleaned out the Y-pipe, drained a little oil out so the oil was halfway on the dipstick, and I was good to go.



But, if you have a turbo barfing oil on the intake side, I could see it puddling in the Y-pipe and leaking out there. But, check the easy stuff first.



Dale



Fe3Boost 01-27-2005 05:41 AM


Originally Posted by Fd3BOOST' date='Jan 26 2005, 06:07 PM
I do know what you meant. You on the other hand did not remember what you originally wrote, which is what I pointed out. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png BTW, I spoke to my instructor. I got your ass covered. Just hand the flange over to me this weekend and I will get it welded up Monday night for you.

laterz... https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png






I am confused now https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/blink.png lLoL



The pipe will be on its way. Thanx mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683894.gif


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