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WRCsubeRS · 2008-12-04, 01:49 PM

So folks, well i finally got my motor put back together, with the helicoiled spark plug thread(which works amazingly btw). I even put it everything back together and in my car all by myself! It was a ton of work but well worth it. So taking it out for the first test drive everything is going fine and I'm driving pretty reserved. The first time I hit about 11-12psi my pressure line comes off my BOV and obviously the BOV shuts and im sure i got a fair amount of compresor stall action. The reason I mention this is because I now have a coolant AND oil leak from my turbo. Im not sure if it is due to this incident, or simply something else. When I remove my downpipe I have coolant Inside of it and basically all over the inside of the hotside of the turbo. The oil leak from what I can see is coming from the turbo as well, it is coming out from under the heat shield on my up-pipe. So my question to everyone is WTF? Cracked Housing? None of the lines are leaking and the coolant INSIDE the downpipe is the most alarming thing by far.

Thanks for the input!

2008-12-04, 01:49 PM	#19
WRCsubeRS EJ18 Real Name: Cameron Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Gardnerville, NV Posts: 47 Car: 2002 WRX	Update! So folks, well i finally got my motor put back together, with the helicoiled spark plug thread(which works amazingly btw). I even put it everything back together and in my car all by myself! It was a ton of work but well worth it. So taking it out for the first test drive everything is going fine and I'm driving pretty reserved. The first time I hit about 11-12psi my pressure line comes off my BOV and obviously the BOV shuts and im sure i got a fair amount of compresor stall action. The reason I mention this is because I now have a coolant AND oil leak from my turbo. Im not sure if it is due to this incident, or simply something else. When I remove my downpipe I have coolant Inside of it and basically all over the inside of the hotside of the turbo. The oil leak from what I can see is coming from the turbo as well, it is coming out from under the heat shield on my up-pipe. So my question to everyone is WTF? Cracked Housing? None of the lines are leaking and the coolant INSIDE the downpipe is the most alarming thing by far. Thanks for the input! __________________ Everyone knows women are made from sand...