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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: MoshiMoshi on 08 March 2013, 20:44

Title: Dat Oil Leak
Post by: MoshiMoshi on 08 March 2013, 20:44

Got a decent oil leak, been losing some lately and I do need to top up occasionally. Can smell burning oil if I drive the car hard, and at night, with my lights on I can see faint wispy smoke coming from under the bonnet near the lights.

Today I had a look under the car and the turbo, wastegate actuator and EVERYTHING ELSE anywhere near it is covered in fresh oil.

Any ideas what could be leaking guys?

Thanks :)

Title: Re: Dat Oil Leak
Post by: barrym381 on 08 March 2013, 20:46

prob an oil feed pipe to the turbo  :smiley:

Title: Re: Dat Oil Leak
Post by: MoshiMoshi on 08 March 2013, 21:40

I thought that, but the turbo runs well and isn't noisy. I don't know enough about the turbo to find the oil feed. Where is it located? What does it look like?

Title: Re: Dat Oil Leak
Post by: MoshiMoshi on 10 March 2013, 01:22

A shameless self bump is in order here. Still haven't found any clues myself :(

Title: Re: Dat Oil Leak
Post by: beppe2672 on 10 March 2013, 01:46

The oil feed pipe should be the top one that goes the the bearing housing (middle bit)

Title: Re: Dat Oil Leak
Post by: MoshiMoshi on 14 March 2013, 14:21

Had it in for an MOT yesterday which it passed somehow. I didn't question it, I just accepted it  :grin: The garage reckon it's the rocker cover gasket. Quite likely now that I think of it, I'll let them do the job as I simply haven't got the time to do it these days.