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Old 11 October 2011, 08:03 PM
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Default very bad oil leak

swapped my turbo last week, my mechanic mate swapped it for me
initially it was just a drop or 2, now its really bad and im not going to drive it

any ideas before i take it back to him??

any thoughts of what it could be will be appreciated

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Old 11 October 2011, 08:38 PM
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Have you check to make sure that all the feeds are tightened properly? Could be very likely that it slowly has come loose and started losing oil more and more. Also check your pipes that they haven't cracked or anything like that. Would check that first really, but can you tell us where from it's leaking?
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As above - check the oil feed banjo bolts and the oil drain hose at the bottom of the turbo - quite often leaks from the drain hose.


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Old 11 October 2011, 08:58 PM
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looks like as its from a hose under turbo, my mate did say that the hose was a bit sh*tty.
is this the oil inlet or outlet pipe??
and where can i get a new one from??
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Old 11 October 2011, 10:52 PM
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It's the return pipe.
To fix this properly you would need some new hose (as the old one is hardened) and some good wormdrive clamps (as the stock spring clamps tend to be non- reusable)
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if i ask subaru for a return pipe, would they know what i mean??
jubilee clips any good??

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You could get some generic oil hose from a car parts store, that will probably be cheaper
(however, I am not sure about the diameter)

Jubilee clips are perfect, just get some that are ribbed, but not slotted (the slotted ones tend to chafe/grate the hose when tightening.

This is a good one.


These should be avoided IMHO

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cheers mate
will phone subaru and ask how much the hose is, cant be much as its only 5-6 inches long

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Get some oil hose and some fire sleeve. Fire sleeve will protect the new pipe so this doesnt happen again.
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where can i get these bits frayz??

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Alyn @ AS Performance will be able to sort you out mate. Chances are you'll have it next day too.
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