LuPix_S15
Banned Toyota Lover
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Oil/Coolant leak... please help!!
Hi folks,
Just need some expert S15OC advice again!!
Basically, ever since I tool her on track at Silverstone, she's been running a lot hotter than usual. By last Friday I'd had enough cos on normal easy journeys around town, the oil temp was getting up to 115 deg celcius and I was hardly boosting the car?! :wack: Then I noticed the stock water temp gauge was 4/5 towards the 'H' end which really made me worried.
First I checked the oil levels and they seemed ok (also seems to be running lower oil pressure than usual but is that cos it's getting too hot??). Then I noticed the coolant looked low. So last Fri I topped up the coolant (about a litre was required) and all seemed ok. On the weekend had a little blast around the area and all was ok as well.
However, today, the oil temps were going up to around 100 deg celcius with normal driving which got me worried again. And when I got home from work this evening, the water temp needle started getting to 4/5 towards 'H' again. Also the water temp needle goes up and down which it never used to.
I'm still waiting for everything to cool down before I check the oil and coolant levels but jacked the car up and I can definitely see oil leaking from the turbo/exhaust area down to a plate above the shaft thingy (soz not technical on some bits) and there's oil all over the front ARB. I've touched it expecting it to be coolant but it's deffo oil which worries me even more
Here's some pics...
Please can anyone advise on what might be leaking oil - are there oil pipes/feeds for the turbo??
Suppose I should take the heat shield off and have a proper look but I'm waiting for it all to cool down :wack:
Cheers,
J :thumbs:
Hi folks,
Just need some expert S15OC advice again!!
Basically, ever since I tool her on track at Silverstone, she's been running a lot hotter than usual. By last Friday I'd had enough cos on normal easy journeys around town, the oil temp was getting up to 115 deg celcius and I was hardly boosting the car?! :wack: Then I noticed the stock water temp gauge was 4/5 towards the 'H' end which really made me worried.
First I checked the oil levels and they seemed ok (also seems to be running lower oil pressure than usual but is that cos it's getting too hot??). Then I noticed the coolant looked low. So last Fri I topped up the coolant (about a litre was required) and all seemed ok. On the weekend had a little blast around the area and all was ok as well.
However, today, the oil temps were going up to around 100 deg celcius with normal driving which got me worried again. And when I got home from work this evening, the water temp needle started getting to 4/5 towards 'H' again. Also the water temp needle goes up and down which it never used to.
I'm still waiting for everything to cool down before I check the oil and coolant levels but jacked the car up and I can definitely see oil leaking from the turbo/exhaust area down to a plate above the shaft thingy (soz not technical on some bits) and there's oil all over the front ARB. I've touched it expecting it to be coolant but it's deffo oil which worries me even more
Here's some pics...
Please can anyone advise on what might be leaking oil - are there oil pipes/feeds for the turbo??
Suppose I should take the heat shield off and have a proper look but I'm waiting for it all to cool down :wack:
Cheers,
J :thumbs:
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