Turbo Leakage
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Crippo

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1,338 posts

244 months

Monday 18th January 2010
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I have a leak on my turbo to Exhaust Manifold junction
water is spitting out from start up, it seems to diminish as teh engine gets warmer, but as we only discovered this 5 minutes before Sunday dinner we didnt have any opportunity to investigate further. My Father is a mechanic but I am a complete muppet. Dad didnt thinkit would lead to much power loss but we will be taking it apart next weekend. Any advice would be appreciated. My Dad used to fix Trucks 25 years ago so he is a good fountain of knowledge but quite rusty and hasnt worked on a high performance car before.
many thanks for your replies

Crippo

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1,338 posts

244 months

Monday 18th January 2010
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Yes I also know about the missing bolt at the bottom of the picture above the manifold.

stevieturbo

17,985 posts

271 months

Monday 18th January 2010
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As I dont see any black deposits suggesting its leaking when warm, and you dont say you can hear it. I wouldnt be overly concerned about the water.

Its just a little condensation when cold.

You could take it all apart and ensure surfaces are 100% flat and maybe also fit a new gasket ( if a gasket is used there....which quite often it isnt, but is optional )

But unless you can hear it when the engine is warm and running, I wouldnt worry much