Burning/Losing oil

White91Hatch · Post by **White91Hatch** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:52 am

Alright so after installing the turbo kit I picked up, For some reason Im pretty sure im burning oil..?
I pulled some of the charge piping off and there's no oil comming from there. What could be my problem?

v-tecivic · Post by **v-tecivic** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:00 am

what motor? built, stock? how much are you losing?

anything leaking on the block, or is the engine blowing blueish smoke?

could be cracked ringlands, some gasket, valve seals, or turbo seals.

fry · Post by **fry** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:00 am

welcome to the world of owning a boosted honda. might have bad valve stem seals, or if you're running a journal bearing turbo oil can be pushing past and out the exhaust side.

White91Hatch · Post by **White91Hatch** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:22 am

v-tecivic;245671 wrote:what motor? built, stock? how much are you losing?

anything leaking on the block, or is the engine blowing blueish smoke?

could be cracked ringlands, some gasket, valve seals, or turbo seals.

D15b stock motor, td04 14d turbo 10psi. A little blue smoke burning.

fry;245672 wrote:welcome to the world of owning a boosted honda. might have bad valve stem seals, or if you're running a journal bearing turbo oil can be pushing past and out the exhaust side.

I think i might have to re-do my return line, it might be a little to high on the oil pan. But thanks for the advice.

v-tecivic · Post by **v-tecivic** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 2:04 am

White91Hatch;245677 wrote:D15b stock motor, td04 14d turbo 10psi. A little blue smoke burning.

I think i might have to re-do my return line, it might be a little to high on the oil pan. But thanks for the advice.

as long as your oil return drains downward it should be fine. if it goes upwards at all i've heard that can cause oil to build up in the turbo and it might smoke a little.

Boosted_da · Post by **Boosted_da** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:45 am

yeah your drain should be no more than a 45 degrees

5thgen · Post by **5thgen** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 10:52 pm

If you are building enough crankcase pressure it can cause the oil to not flow as well into the oil pan. You would need to ventilate the crankcase (usually done through the valve cover) enough so the air pressure doesn't fight the oil coming from your turbo.

And if it is a turbine seal, more than likely your turbine wheel or housing will have an oil sheen on the inside. It may not be wet, but it'll have a little shine to it.