Will this hurt my turbo???????

[hippy]

its a 98 gsx with a t3 t4 61 trim and i drove it tonight to my shop with a pin hole in my oil feed line to the turbo it was pissing out oil pretty bad but there was still oil in the motor! My question is do u think i hurt or killed the oil seal in the turbo?? I hope not?? I drove it with out boosting it at all not once did i boost it and for about 25 mins! Its actually been like this for a while now but it got way worse like yesterday. and i took it to a shop and they found where the leak was coming from and it was the oil fee line the braded one!! Dont know how the hole got in it?? Bu t im getting a new one tommorow and putting it on!! Let me know what u guys think, did i screw it???

 

[Burnett03]

its a 98 gsx with a t3 t4 61 trim and i drove it tonight to my shop with a pin hole in my oil feed line to the turbo it was pissing out oil pretty bad but there was still oil in the motor! My question is do u think i hurt or killed the oil seal in the turbo?? I hope not?? I drove it with out boosting it at all not once did i boost it and for about 25 mins! Its actually been like this for a while now but it got way worse like yesterday. and i took it to a shop and they found where the leak was coming from and it was the oil fee line the braded one!! Dont know how the hole got in it?? Bu t im getting a new one tommorow and putting it on!! Let me know what u guys think, did i screw it???

why not just pull the intake off and check for shaft play? How are we supposed to know if it killed it.. I had a small pinhole leak in my braided line once and i lost a lot of oil. turbo was fine but it only ran for about 30secs with the leak. My braided line laid against the radiator and a loose radiator fan wire hit the radiator and burnt it and blew the rad. fan fuse

 

[hippy]

Ok sorry i can move the shaft up and down just a mm not much hardly will move at all so almost no wont go in or out just up and down and hardly any at all! I got a new oil line and am on my way to put it on now im just scared i ruined the oil seal!!?? i sure hope not what is the cost to get a new oil seal in the garret t3 t4 61 trim?? its still not a year old yet!

 

[Burnett03]

just but the oil line on and start it and see if it smokes/boosts fine

 

[hippy]

yes spools 10 times faster and no smoke yet anyways!!!! Works awesome!!

 

[dsm-onster]

A hole in your oil return line won't ruin your turbo unless that line leaks out enough oil so that you can get enough pressure to get it up to the head and trickle into the turbo.

Ok sorry i can move the shaft up and down just a mm not much hardly will move at all so almost no wont go in or out just up and down and hardly any at all!

My BRAND new not-even-on-the-engine 18G from FP is exactly the sam you can have up to 1/32 of an inch radial play (up and down) but less than .003 inch lateral play (in and out) and still be just fine. You seem to fall with in those limits. don't sweat it. just fix that leak. i wouldn't want to drive behind you on the freeway. WW Fluid doesn't take oil off the windshield very well .

 

[hippy]

no man it was nasty smoke was coming in everywheres made a mess under the car !! But she is all fixed now!!!