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leaking antifreeze and oil after turbo & manifold replacement

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laser001

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May 22, 2002
Iowa
I just replaced my cracked exhaust manifold and blown turbo. I used a 2g manifold and stock replacement turbo. When I removed the old manifold I broke 2 studs of course. Once everything was bolted up I started the engine and had antifreeze leaking around the exhaust maniold around the two bolts I retapped. I then removed those and used ultra blue silicon sealer in the holes and on the bolts. That seemed to work. Now it is leaking oil looks like right underneath the turbo. I tightened the oil return line and that slowed it but it still leaks from somewhere. Also I am seeing antifreeze leaking from the top of the turbo also. Any ideas on the best way to fix these leaks?
 
Sounds like the metal lines were tightened too tight. On those banjo bolts, if you tighten them too tight you will crack either the gasket inside the line/banjo bolt or you will crack the line itself. The only way that I know to fix it is to replace that hardline.
 
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