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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: James8485 on June 23, 2010, 11:15:27 am

Title: turbo oil return leaking at oil pan.
Post by: James8485 on June 23, 2010, 11:15:27 am

so i did valve cover gasket as it was leaking alittle then i noticed still a few drops of oil on driveway so i looked like it was coming from oil pan gasket so i replaced that. then after all done and went out next moring and a flipping drip on drivway!!! WOW!!!!!

anwyas only thing i could think is it got alittle movment when lostening that bolt but it didnt move very much so now i dont want to take oil pan off again could i juist buy some of that high temp gasket sealer (copper stuff) and goop it around where it goes into the oil pan??? i would think this would work as there is no pressure just a drailage hole.....

grrrr.......

Title: Re: turbo oil return leaking at oil pan.
Post by: James8485 on June 23, 2010, 11:16:57 am

when i refer to it got alittle movment i mean the 90 pipe coming from the oil pan

Title: Re: turbo oil return leaking at oil pan.
Post by: burn_your_money on June 23, 2010, 07:38:50 pm

If the actual 90 is loose then the weld has broken. Clean the outside of the pan and JB weld it up. Like you said, no pressure.