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97 855R A couple leaks I found today..big deal??

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babelfish
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Joined: 19 November 2010
Year and Model: '98 S70 T5
Location: Bellingham, WA

Re: 97 855R A couple leaks I found today..big deal??

Post by babelfish »

erikv11 wrote:
babelfish wrote:... The second leak you posted is probably the gasket on the oil return line (left of those two in your photo). ...
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.
Somehow I didn't notice the lack of oil on the pipe itself. Good call.

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.

koffinb
Posts: 153
Joined: 5 October 2010
Year and Model: Red 97 855R
Location: Southeast USA

Post by koffinb »

Ok so it passed the oil cap/glove test
1997 855R-Completely Bone Stock..for now

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