Very Odd turbo issue

[boyracer693]

Hi all

Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question. Not really clued up on turbo cars yet. HOWEVER

Yesterday while having a bit of a nosey around at my turbo. I noticed coolant coming out of the intake house that joins on the front of the turbo while i was taking it off. Any of you come across this before or know what it is?

My initial thoughts was that i blew my turbo seal as i am running a standard TD04 and the car has done 239000 k\'s so may just be normal maintenance.

I have had a bit of a search online and most people have issues with oil leaking but never coolant. No smoke blows out of the exhaust or engine bay so i honestly have no clue whats going on. Anyone able to give me a slight hand to diagnose what the problem is?

[Rosssub]

Was it definitely coolant (green) or maybe just oily condensation build up?

Check your coolant levels daily for a while, see if it\'s losing any. If it is get a coolant pressure test done. Blown/worn turbo\'s can leak oil through the bearings but I don\'t think water can get through? Maybe through a cracked housing?

Edit: I get a bit of condensation build up in my Oil Catch Can, so it\'s probably just engine blow by condensation.

[CUDDAS]

Maybe a split in the steel line

[boyracer693]

 Rosssub said:

Was it definitely coolant (green) or maybe just oily condensation build up?

Check your coolant levels daily for a while, see if it\'s losing any. If it is get a coolant pressure test done. Blown/worn turbo\'s can leak oil through the bearings but I don\'t think water can get through? Maybe through a cracked housing?

Edit: I get a bit of condensation build up in my Oil Catch Can, so it\'s probably just engine blow by condensation.

Yes it was definately coolant as i have just recently changed my coolant when i serviced my car. Was 100% green. Very odd that its coming from the intake hose though

[Rosssub]

Hmmmm...Header Tank>Turbo split water hose or join dripping on the Intake pipe?

[boyracer693]

So turns out my intake pipe wasnt joined to my airbox properly. May explain coolant due to the placement. Coolant must have dripped into the pipe and sucked it through. Installed it correctly today and now everything feels back to normal. was thinking of converting to a VF23. What do you think that would be like?