Somehow I didn't notice the lack of oil on the pipe itself. Good call.erikv11 wrote:Have to disagree here. If the turbo oil drain return leaks at the upper gasket, the pipe itself gets all oily, especially the flange where it attaches to the turbo. But the flange and the pipe are both bone dry in the pic. The oil is most likely coming from up above.babelfish wrote:... The second leak you posted is probably the gasket on the oil return line (left of those two in your photo). ...
In that case, OP, you'll probably want to do the glove test as mentioned above. I had a couple of minor leaks like the cam seal, and they disappeared after doing PCV service -- the reduced pressure stopped pushing the oil out.