[RESOLVED] What could this be...?

[Robb]

Welp, I took the car to the frame shop today. I lifted the car with my wrecker and noticed the oil leaking. I previously thought it was the oil pan until I saw what it was dripping out of.

Now could somebody tell me what that is? My guess is something to do with the oil feed or return line for the turbo, but I'm not sure. What hooks up to the now leaking ends? And if you look to the right of the red circle, you'll notice a small broken bolt hole. Can anyone identify that too?


Normally, I won't have an issue like that, however this is my first turbo'd vehicle, so there are some new things for me to learn. Thanks in advance!

 

[Phantom DSM]

On the upper right hand side corner of your picture, the line you see there is your oil feed line. The oil return line is the tube coming down from your turbo to the oil pan. Welcome to DSM's
The picture is bright, but those fittings are supposed to be closed and tight and not leaking, i have never seen this before.

 

[Ravenous]

I'm not all that familiar with the the water cooled oil housing but that should just be a plug from machining the oil paths. Might just have to pull it out and reseal it. The broken "bolt" hole is just for one of those clip/wire holder things I believe. I have a 90 with the air cooled housing so I am just going from what I remember seeing before. Somebody with the same housing might be able to verify the info.

 

[Phantom DSM]

Yeah the broken hole is useless cosmetic to strap oil pressure sender harness to. Those fittings are unused and should be resealed with Teflon tape or something.

 

[Robb]

Yeah, unfortunately it's a vehicle I repossessed, so I really do not know what the previous owner was thinking or did to the car

 

[shredwin]

hmmm thats the oil filter housing... could it be that one of those 2 studs be loose? unless its that paper gaseket for the oil filter housing, kinda hard to tell

 

[snowborder714]

Does this help Rob?

In front of the pressure sender there's a plug. So it could be either, but you have no sender there.

 

[infinite_kaos]

Its safe to say your missing your oil pressure sending unit.

 

[Robb]

Perfect, thanks guys!

 

[shredwin]

Does this help Rob?

In front of the pressure sender there's a plug. So it could be either, but you have no sender there.

Good call I was gonna say something about that oil sending unit not being there