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Old Jul 10, 2004 | 01:24 PM
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Unhappy Please help with oil leak!

Well, I was happy but after running for a few minutes, a leak developed behind the blower pulley.

It is a p600b and it has sat up for about 2 years, so I figured a seal back there is probably dried up. It leaked one time. Then I cranked it again and it didn't. Then the next time, it did again.

Is it a part I can replace myself if I order the part from ATI?

Old Jul 10, 2004 | 07:14 PM
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Here is a different view now. I noticed that when I had all the piping hooked up, it leaked. When it was disconnected and just blowing into the atmosphere, it didn't. This means that boost is making it's way into the gearbox. I guess there is a seal for this, correct?

Any ideas? Can I change it myself?
Old Jul 12, 2004 | 10:54 AM
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Ok, just got off the phone with the tech guy. He said replace the seal behind the pulley and that should be it. I tried to explain how it leaked when there was resistance in the tubing tract but he said if the other seal(behind the compressor) was letting boost seep into the gearbox, it would be leaking oil even worse on that side. I have seen seals leak one way but not another but whatever. I will replace the seal behind the pulley first and see what happens.

He also said he couldn't send the other seal out. He wasn't allowed to. They would have to work on it themselves.
Old Jul 14, 2004 | 12:23 AM
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Well, I found the real problem---->me!

I forgot to yank off the pcv hose to the throttle body. So the crankcase was being pressurized even at idle. Enough so that oil would leak. I pulled the hose off and it stopped. I am just glad it isn't a problem with the blower.
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