hey guys, did some digging today and tried to find the source of this oil lead ive been having, lost about a 1/2 quart over the past week. the oil just sits in the valley and blows up onto the fire blanket on the hood right above the spider...its a lot of oil in the valley.

i dont think it would be a HPOP leak..just because it is above the spider, unless it goes back when i accellerate.

can that spider leak oil...noob question but i am a little unfamiliar with the workings of it.

here is some pics of the oil leak kinda hard to tell

 

9 times out of 10. . . its a high pressure leak. Lots of orings in there. Depending on where the leak is. . . it can find its way anywhere!
Timmy

 

yea but which ones are the most likley/suspects for something like this

 

Your exhuast back pressure valve actuator is leaking. It is below the down pipe on the turbo pedistal. you will need to remove the turbo and pedistal to fix this. You can delete the EBPV, and put a blank pedistal in for about $150, or you can drill, tap, and seal your current pedistal.

 

u have any pictures. you know how we are on here lol

but so what your saying is remove intercooler pipes...intake and then get the spider off and i will see it?

dumb question but does that have a actuator on it or does it use oil to close and open..just trying to figure out how its all realated

 

hm wait nvm. i just looked it up. love that search button, looks liek i need to take the DP off and dissable it through the exaust piece after the turbo? is it easier to take the turbo out and do this?

 

well guys thanks for all your help, found the problem today while i was digging around under there the ICP sensor was finger loose, and when i say finger loose i mean like falling out.....thatull do it

 

I could see how that might be a problem
Timmy

 

Glad you found the problem.