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Offline Charlieessex

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Golf gti turbo oil leak ?
« on: 01 November 2011, 07:27 »
Hi on putting my new bov on I knowticed that their is a small amount of oil on the inside of the pipes behind the turbo ? Is that normal or have the turbo oil seals shat them Selfs ?

Offline danny_p

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Re: Golf gti turbo oil leak ?
« Reply #1 on: 01 November 2011, 22:36 »
llways get some oil in the boost pipes, normaly the engine block breather is to blame, emission regs state that blow by gases have to be eaten bu the engine, so the block breather gets plumbed into the induction syestem infrount o the turbo.
all the VW's have gone bar 1.

Offline daz veedub

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Re: Golf gti turbo oil leak ?
« Reply #2 on: 03 November 2011, 14:33 »
give it a clean then ull know if it comes back