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Originally Posted by cody
I have a catch can but never had the balls to install it.
So, pull the IC and turbo heat shield to get to the oil feed lines and check that they're tight/not leaking?
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Chances are the leak is a cracked or loose low pressure return hose on te bottom of the turbo. If the high pressure fitting is leaking, it'd be spraying oil all over the place. Plus, it's much less likely to leak since it's a nice braided/fitted line, while the other is a plain old rubber hose with clamps on it.
I'd do like juice said: swap the turbo this weekend. Make sure you replace the low pressure oil return line with a new piece of hose. If that doesn't fix it, the worst case is you wasted a couple of hours of time and got a fresh turbo on the car. Plus, you'll be able to check out everything closely while the turbo is off the car.
Keep in mind, you're eventually going to lose a turbo, it's just a matter of time. Might as well swap it preemptively, and keep the high mileage turbo as a backup in case the lower one blows up without warning.