CRAP!! Oil Leak!!!

[Rau]

I just had my timing belt done 3,000 or so miles ago ( done at 110k ) and now i have an oil leak somewhere in the front. at first i thought it was the turbo oil lines, because the bearing is already going bad and smoking at idle, but it now looks like the oil is leaking from a hose somewhere near the front of the engine. It drips down onto the power steering belt ( I assume thats what that pump is on the passenger side front ) and gets splattered all over my heatshield, turbo, and manifold. any idea what hose that could be?


any help would be greatly appreciated. i dont wanna spend too much after shelling out 1k on timing belt, water pump, valve cover gasket, cam seals, etc........

[sixfiveoh]

San Mateo, huh? That's where I live too. Didn't you used to have a Suby? I'm friends with Nick (snowboarder or something on i-club) who now has a Miata. Sorry, can't be of any help

Maybe post some pics of the area the leaks coming from?

[blmlozz]

the oil feed line is right next to the heatshield turbo and mani, did you check that one or the return line? the return line is the one going into your pan but the feed is the one that runs along side the cylinder head wall and its much thinner.the belt on the passenger side is a/c btw. the p/s pump is on the drivers side it's the one with the p/s res feed hose going to it.

[pipe7284]

the pulley on the passanger side is your a/c compressor. Check your cam seals. or maybe your turbo oil return line. post some pics. to help you further more.

[Rau]

San Mateo, huh? That's where I live too. Didn't you used to have a Suby? I'm friends with Nick (snowboarder or something on i-club) who now has a Miata. Sorry, can't be of any help

Maybe post some pics of the area the leaks coming from?

yeah! i am friends with Nick. although i dont remember who you are......

[Rau]

the pulley on the passanger side is your a/c compressor. Check your cam seals. or maybe your turbo oil return line. post some pics. to help you further more.

ill take a pic in a little while

[Rau]

I still dont have any pics, but I do have a query.....

I noticed that when my oil temeratures rises to about 200* ( only a guess, its a quarter way up on my stock oil temp gauge ) I start smelling burning oil. so, does the oil cooler have a switch that opens up at a certain temp? I f so, thtas where my oil leak is.