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Old 17 February 2009 | 03:19 AM
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Question smell of oil from turbo/exhaust?

hey all, just another quicky, i started my scooby the other day and let it warm up, put the blowers on and got a bad smell of oil!!

i popped the bonnet and it looks like its comin from the turbo/exhaust. thats where the smell was so strong.

Now my gearbox went so ive not been driving it, just letting it warm up to temp and then turning her off.

Any ideas to what could be causing the smell?? gaskets?? turbo??

im totaly stumped!!

help would be great

Cheers

Lee
Old 17 February 2009 | 09:17 AM
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have a check of the oil feed and return pipes on turbo also check the cam cover gasket
Old 17 February 2009 | 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by johnnyroper
have a check of the oil feed and return pipes on turbo also check the cam cover gasket
And the breather pipes from the cam covers and crankcase.

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Old 17 February 2009 | 12:58 PM
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cheers guys!!
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