Seal on Oil Feed Line?

[nazgul350r]

Is there a seal in between the oil feed line and the turbo?

[crashkelly]

Is there a seal in between the oil feed line and the turbo?

theres a rubber o-ring yes.

[crashkelly]

nevermind i am not sure if there is....i was thinking of the return line

[nazgul350r]

Thank you. Mazda was suppose to fix the oil leak that had developed. Guess what they didn't.

[crashkelly]

Thank you. Mazda was suppose to fix the oil leak that had developed. Guess what they didn't.

well if the leak is at the return line then i know for sure there is an o-ring cause i just changed mine a couple weeks ago and problem solved. If you are leaking from the feed line i dunno if theres a seal or not...i would assume that there would be, but im not 100% on that.

[terbow]

on the turbo feed there isnt a seal, its a fitting only.

[xelderx]

on the turbo feed there isnt a seal, its a fitting only.

Inverted flare fitting to be exact. Works the same as an AN fitting. No sealant/gasket/o-ring required. Good stuff.

[crashkelly]

thanks for the follow up guys, i thought that there would be one but im lookin over a diagram that jaysnooch sent me and there is definately no seal.

[nazgul350r]

would over tighten cause it to leak?

[crashkelly]

would over tighten cause it to leak?

if you stripped it yes

[nazgul350r]

That would be Mazdas fault. The just replaced the seal on the return line. So who knows what they did the feed line.

[crashkelly]

That would be Mazdas fault. The just replaced the seal on the return line. So who knows what they did the feed line.

Well if they were only replacing the seal on the return line then they dont have any reason to be touching the feed line. So if you still are leaking they may not have seated the o-ring correctly or didnt tighten everything down.

[nazgul350r]

No, its coming out of the feed line. When I start the car up you see it bubbling out of the feed line.

[crashkelly]

No, its coming out of the feed line. When I start the car up you see it bubbling out of the feed line.

bummer sounds like they either took it off and forgot to tighten it or they over tightened it and stripped the threads on the fitting.

[nazgul350r]

bummer sounds like they either took it off and forgot to tighten it or they over tightened it and stripped the threads on the fitting.

To me it looks over tightened.

[crashkelly]

To me it looks over tightened.

take the fitting out and see if its fucked...if it is call the dealership and tell em to fix what they broke.

[terbow]

To me it looks over tightened.

did u try to tighten it? its a 7/16" open wrench. see if it tightens. they may have just forgot to tighten it.

[nazgul350r]

I am still waiting for the car to cool down. That was to be the next step

[terbow]

I am still waiting for the car to cool down. That was to be the next step

ahh. let us know how it goes. now u dont have to supertighen it cause u dont want to strip it. but make sure it seals.

[nazgul350r]

Its official they over-tightened it! All the threads are gone on the feed line, so there is no more tighten it.

[crashkelly]

Its official they over-tightened it! All the threads are gone on the feed line, so there is no more tighten it.

bummer dude, make them fix that shit for free

[terbow]

Its official they over-tightened it! All the threads are gone on the feed line, so there is no more tighten it.

boo. hopefully its just on the fitting. if they stripped the turbo side thats bad.

[crashkelly]

boo. hopefully its just on the fitting. if they stripped the turbo side thats bad.

oh wow i didnt think of that...theyd have to retap it...

[nazgul350r]

This basically started in December when they put a new turbo on under warranty. I took it in on tuesday to have a leak fixed. They replaced a seal and must have tightened down the feed line too. I will be up there at 8:00am tomorrow when they open. I feel it is leak too much oil to be safe to drive.

[terbow]

yea ur definately right to feel unsafe. with a shaft spinning at 130000 rpm u dont want any oiling issues at all.

[nazgul350r]

I just recived a mesage from Mazda saying they used some lock tight to seal the line up. This doesnt sound right to me.

[terbow]

locktite isnt for sealing really, its for making sure the screw doesnt come out. that sounds like a bandaid. its not going to fix a stripped fitting. id make sure it get fixed, dont let it slide.

[nazgul350r]

I just ran up to the stealership and told them to replace the line.

It was teflon tape they used not the loctite.

[terbow]

awesome, still though, it should be done right not bandaided. let us know how it goes.

[nazgul350r]

Will do, they said it might get done by tomorrow, yeah fing right.