Changing the Power steering pressure line w/pics!
 

Well this past week I got around to changing the power steering pressure line. It took a week or so just to find out the leak was coming from there! That was the biggest pain, which was surprising seeing as I thought removing the old line and putting in the new line was going to be a pain. Whole process took about 3 hours, the line itself cost $54.00

While I was in there I had to remove the intake hose to the Turbo and the line from the Intercooler to the intake itself. Upon removing them I was surprised to find some traces of oil. Here are the pics:


Removing the pressure line, oddly enough the whole assembly came out together... putting that back in was fun :crazy2:
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Hose from the intercooler to the Intake itself, its hard to see but there is a small amount of oil in the hose. Is this normal?
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Another Shot
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Intake shot, the Oil is hard to see here
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Turbo, notice the oil on the lip, is this also normal?
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I checked the turbo, everything is spinning as it should and I don't see any oil leaking directly from inside. I also checked around the outside of the turbo itself and nothing out of the ordinary. But I am noticing that I am going through oil like crazy, while I was fixing the powersteering line I noticed two oil lines underneath that are leaking and those are next to be replaced, but I'm not convinced they are the main problem. I use 20W50, I would think that would be right for this car. Although I am fairly new to Turbo'ed applications so my query is, Because of the Turbo do you get a lot of burned off oil from regular daily driving? Are these cars known to burn oil like this?

And secondly, Should I be concerned about the oil in the intake lines and on the lip of the turbo?

Thanks,
-Ryan

A little oil in the intake lines is normal for these car's. If you pull the intercooler you'll have a decent amount in there as well. I'd check the PCV system and make sure it's functioning properly, maybe install a catch-can if you're so inclined to reduce the amount of oil accumulating in various places. But you'll still see some blow-by even then.

BTW, 20w-50 is generally considered a little on the thick side for our cars. That turbo needs a good, steady flow of oil, and 20w-x oils don't flow as well when cold. Something to keep in mind.

As for your losing oil, how much how quickly?

A quart in about 3 weeks or so...

A quart in 3 weeks is a little much, but not as bad as some I've seen. Have you checked and cleaned out your PCV system? If it's blocked it can cause more blow-by than usual.

I'd go ahead and fix whatever gaskets & lines need repairing or replacing, cleanup the PCV system and see how it does on oil then. Make sure you check the feed and return oil lines to your turbo too.

20w50 doesn't flow for shit when it's hot either.

Do your engine a favor and use 5w30.