Yoda's Turbo Log

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Originally Posted by Yoda

no prob thx for the advice. 2&3 i knew about. we are here to help each other so thanks for the info. my question is what adverse effects can take place from the oil return being like that? shorter life of the turbo? if its a detrimental problem then i will just tap my own where i want it. if some of you who have turbos can show me where your tap and lines are that would be helpful.

at work so i am typing this up on my phone. sorry for any grammatical errors

The problem is the following, the oil feed is high pressure in, the return is low pressure gravity feed. What is happening since the return is low in the pan it uses the suction of the oil pump to flow oil. When you are accelarating there is no problem, high pressure in, suction through the oil pan. But at low speeds or between shifts there is not enough suction/flow out of the turbo so you get oil creaping through the seals in the turbo. At that give a little puff of smoke through the exhaust. The best way is up high in the top part of the pan. That way the oil will just flow out of the turbo & into the top of the pan above the oil in the pan.