oil out of turbo

[david7307]

my disco 2 on the bottom pipe coming out or in on the turbo has some oil around where the turbo joins it, is it time to replace turbo or will it be a seal going

[bob10]

Oil is supplied to the turbo bearings , from the engine lubrication system, via a tapping at the front of the full flow filter adapter via a pipe to the top of the turbo, to a banjo connection. Oil then flows out of the bottom pipe, back to the sump, via a pipe which connects to cylinder block below the turbo assembly. Have a good look at the bottom gasket, my money's on it leaking. Bob

[david7307]

Thanks for that will have a look when i get time

[bob10]

Don't put it off mate, or you could be part of that cohort of people who let things go, then when it hits the fan , blame the vehicle. It's like those paranoid people who , every time coolant lowers in the tank, think they have a cylinder head problem. and spend heaps fixing a problem that doesn't exist. Bob

[ramblingboy42]

its a little convoluted or wave washer , think it costs 54c.

ten minute job with fiddly fingers