Turbo leaking oil!?!
Turbo leaking oil!?!
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chopwood

Original Poster:

12 posts

268 months

Tuesday 23rd March 2004
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HI, I own a 1998 Esprit V8. Yesterday i noticed an oil leak from one of the turbos. Has anybody else experianced this?? Or anyone got any good advice?? Dave

V8TT

96 posts

264 months

Tuesday 23rd March 2004
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How many miles do you have ??

AL

cnh1990

3,035 posts

286 months

Tuesday 23rd March 2004
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How did you notice this leak?
Is it coming from inside of the turbo or are you just talking about oil dripping from one of the feed hoses?
Calvin

chopwood

Original Poster:

12 posts

268 months

Thursday 25th March 2004
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i caught it leaking after using the car. It turns out it was the hose to the turbo... lotus want £108 for a replacemrnt and i can only get a replica built in plastic, so iv'e decided to repair the old one by welding.. seems ok now! The leak was through a hole in the pipe, which you could actually see daylight through.