Oil splashes on turbo e350 cdi

[b21playa]

Hi all

Changed oil today and when removing the engine cover I noticed oil over the turbo shield. Can’t see where this is coming from. Aldo on the back in the engine cover, picture attached that I took earlier

As can be seen it’s more towards the right hand side as looking at the engine

 

[W1ghty]

Hi all

Changed oil today and when removing the engine cover I noticed oil over the turbo shield. Can’t see where this is coming from. Aldo on the back in the engine cover, picture attached that I took earlier

As can be seen it’s more towards the right hand side as looking at the engine

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What does the orange seal and surrounding area look like where the black batwing joins the front of the turbo ?

 

[W1ghty]

Or where the long silver pipe runs across the top of the engine towards the turbo there may be oil coming from the last joint near the turbo .

 

[b21playa]

What does the orange seal and surrounding area look like where the black batwing joins the front of the turbo ?

Orange seal is fine as I’ve recently changed it along with the batwing

 

[b21playa]

Or where the long silver pipe runs across the top of the engine towards the turbo there may be oil coming from the last joint near the turbo .

Also changed the green seal last week

 

[W1ghty]

That’s me out of ideas buddy

 

[OneForTheRoad]

Disturbed the salmon tin ??

 

[OneForTheRoad]

Any oil on the underside of the engine cover ??

 

[toteimerced]

Did you smear grease on the green seal, before fitting it, as they can catch when dry and kink, or even split.

 

[b21playa]

Disturbed the salmon tin ??

I’m lost on that one

 

[b21playa]

Any oil on the underside of the engine cover ??

yes

 

[b21playa]

Did you smear grease on the green seal, before fitting it, as they can catch when dry and kink, or even split.

Yes I did. I’ll take a look again on the weekend and get someone to rev the engine while I take a look (after cleaning it all up)

 

[OneForTheRoad]

I’m lost on that one

The salmon tin mod is w1ghtys catch can that sits under the red seal on the turbo. I used bacofoil on the swirl flap motor , he went to the next level.

 

[OneForTheRoad]

Yes I did. I’ll take a look again on the weekend and get someone to rev the engine while I take a look (after cleaning it all up)

Did you put the green ring on the turbo first or inside of the charge pipe recess ??

 

[W1ghty]

I’m lost on that one

It slides under the orange seal and catches oil drips , I clean it every few months .

 

[b21playa]

Did you put the green ring on the turbo first or inside of the charge pipe recess ??

I put the green o-ring on the turbo first then slid the pipe over

 

[MrGreedy]

Also in @W1ghty salmon tin mod photo above, note how close the batwing is to the turbo. I couldn't see this detail on your photo.

I have some oil vapour misting a few weeks ago, and when I looked I realised that, for whatever brain fart I was doing at the time, I hadn't pushed the batwing on anything like near enough!
Removed and refitted loads of times before, but this time (in the cold a literally freezing weather) I'd made a mistake when I was fitting my newest baco foil oil catcher iteration. Great suggestion from @OneForTheRoad that one!

 

[toteimerced]

Replace the pcv valve and there will be pretty much no oil going through the turbo anyway.

 

[OneForTheRoad]

Also in @W1ghty salmon tin mod photo above, note how close the batwing is to the turbo. I couldn't see this detail on your photo.

I have some oil vapour misting a few weeks ago, and when I looked I realised that, for whatever brain fart I was doing at the time, I hadn't pushed the batwing on anything like near enough!
Removed and refitted loads of times before, but this time (in the cold a literally freezing weather) I'd made a mistake when I was fitting my newest baco foil oil catcher iteration. Great suggestion from @OneForTheRoad that one!

I was gifted a new turbo seal and a few other bits n pieces by a kind forum member a while ago , I'll be changing it and creating a bacofoil cover for the glc350 , something I've not done as yet . Only owned it 18 months . Must be 5 years since I created my first tin foil cover .

 

[b21playa]

Replace the pcv valve and there will be pretty much no oil going through the turbo anyway.

I changed this early last year with a aftermarket one but for an error code for the heater output so put the old one back on