Turbo oil seals?

[dave friday]

Good evening all,if i park with the left side of the van a lot lower than the right[sloping sideways] when i start the van i get loads of gray/blue smoke from the exhaust,any ideas?.
Ta.

[theman53]

park level or with the right side lower than the left   HA HA HA LOL LOL

just kidding. There is probably oil leaking past a little of the turbo seals. I understand that the seals are not positive and will leak if the oil is gravity feeding onto them. Probably not a big deal.

[dave friday]

Thanks for the reply,i've got a trip to the uk coming up so am a little worried that this might lead to a turbo failure[i will check the turbo bearing for play].
Ta.

[nathan_b]

on a vanagon, parking that severe could back up oil in the return, it's not that sloped any ways. Without a sloped drain, oil will enter the intake...

it's the way she goes

[8v-of-fury]

WAYY SHEE GOESS

[dave friday]

Ta,So anyone replaced the seals on a"kkk 14" turbo?.
If so what problems were found in  dismantling it?.

[R.O.R-2.0]

the way the turbo is set up on a vanagon, even with PERFECT oil seals, if you park it just WRONG, it will still fill the turbo with oil.. EVEN WITH PERFECT SEALS...

[dave friday]

Thanks,ive checked the compressor when parked at an angle,no oil,so it must be the exhaust side!!

[R.O.R-2.0]

lol, gotta love the quirks of a turbo vanagon <3