26-12-2012, 03:48 PM
(25-12-2012, 11:11 PM)cwspellowe Wrote: You'd be surprised Tom, when the coldside popped it emptied a measured 1.2L of oil into the intercooler in not a long time at all!
It definitely went "wheeeeEEEEEE-POPFFTTT" though.
It COULD have been the return line being shite, bigger turbo, lower return line adapter, slight S-shaped return as the turbo side of the return line sat lower geographically than it would on the T2.
Trying to think, i'm sure it was still able to make boost after the pop, which is what set alarm bells ringing before the smoke as a burst boost hose means no boost at all. Can't remember though.
I'd guess it depends how badly the seal failed as to how much comes out then.
This might be completely irrelevant but is your supply line bigger ID than the return line? As (in my head!) that'd cause a pressure build up between the two, and when the pressure has no-where else to go it'd have to burst out through the weakest oil seal, hotside in this case.
Just for reference, mine still boosted perfectly and even managed a couple of overtakes on the way haha. Tbh I didn't even think about the oil loss, I was worried about the oil in the cold side so checked that was clear, then just headed home asap. It also sounded and drove fine slow speed after the event.