Blew my turbo feed line, help needed.

[8v-of-fury]

1998 AHU TDI-M ko3 turbo

I'm currently sitting on the side of the highway, and I have lost ask of my oil pressure at the head.. mechanical gauge. My fire wall is coated with oil and I can see the trail of where I came to a stop with smoke just billowing from the hood. Something dumped most of my oil on the turbo and exhaust manifold...  I started the car, and it had a chance to warm up for the 5 to 7 minute drive to the highway, where I had to haul on it to merge. 35 second later I glance and see maybe 5 lbs at the head.. So I pull off immediately and shut her down. I am awaiting a tow truck so naturally I am out here trying to figure it out.

What do you think happened? Did my turbo go pop? If so what am I looking for?? Could it have been my oil supply line??

[ORCoaster]

Oil line to turbo go pop or fail somehow?

[CRSMP5]

oil supply line?

[ORCoaster]

within seconds of each other there dude.

[8v-of-fury]

Oil line to turbo go pop or fail somehow?

oil supply line?

This is what I am hoping the best case is.. worst case hole in the block/turbo gone pop. If its not the line, I hope for turbo before block! LOL God I had the nicest tow truck dude too, that made it so much better. He was a VW lover.

I have a straight 12" exhaust system, so I can hear the turbo at all times. It never made another noise, and I never heard anything go BING-BANG-BOOM.. so this is looking good for feed line. Which may have looked rusty before I installed the engine?

All I know is that I am pissed! I just lost a $40 jug of oil all over highway 11.. fml. Which I was gonna postpone doing the change till next week too.

[ORCoaster]

Hope he treated it gentle enough.  Some guys just hank it and crank it on and haul it like it is a piece of junk.  Just because it isn't running doesn't mean it is broken.

[8v-of-fury]

Yeah, he asked me straight up what was wrong. When I told him what I had done to the car and everything he is like, well since you know it better than me.. where are we hauling it on the flatbed from? So that was cool, he knew I knew my car top to bottom and respected that I wasn't a fool. Tomorrow after work, it will be getting a tearing in to.

[745 turbogreasel]

If your exhaust wasn't so damn loud, you probably would have heard a funny Pshhhhht pshhhhht pshhhhhht as your oil pumped out on the road, I know I did when my oil cooler blew a seam.

Is the oil cap  on there?

[8v-of-fury]

If your exhaust wasn't so damn loud, you probably would have heard a funny Pshhhhht pshhhhht pshhhhhht as your oil pumped out on the road, I know I did when my oil cooler blew a seam.

Is the oil cap  on there?

LOL, I don't know if it would matter. The engine itself is pretty damn loud. Sucks cause I won't be able to look at it until after work today

Yes, oil cap is on there. The oil is all over the back of the block, so it is turbo related i fear.

[rallydiesel]

I have a straight 12" exhaust system, so I can hear the turbo at all times.

12"?!?!?!? Holy moley, that must be quite a stack! 

[8v-of-fury]

Lol. Yeah, a stack straight down.

Here is some more info guys. My friend who's house I left last night said he could follow the trail of oil the 2 miles I made it. So it started leaking at startup. I think maybe I didn't let the turbo cool long enough?? I let it cool for a good few minutes, but could this have caused a seal to fail??

[8v-of-fury]

So i got under the car tonight, holy hell what a mess.

The turbo feed line broke right at the turbo! It broke right at the tightening nut. SO do you think I have room to get the flaring tool up in there and see if I can fix it? There is not a lot of room being that is the low mounted turbo with the EGR cooler right there, Why didn't I delete it when I had the engine out!?

[CRSMP5]

buy new line.......

[burn_your_money]

Take the line off the car?

[theman53]

If it failed once I wouldn't give it a second chance...when it is shorter and under more stress.