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Old Jun 3, 2008, 02:50 PM
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AMS 50 trim kit oil problem....

Ok so i have seen a little oil smoke coming from under my hood for the past couple days.. I thought it might be stuff burning off from the install, like a little oil ect. Soo today it seemed to get worse soo i check the oil feed and return no leaks. Then i look at the side of the exhaust housing of the turbo. Oil is leaking from one of the bolts going into the exhaust housing for the turbo .

Soo with that being said what does that mean? How do i fix it?
Old Jun 3, 2008, 02:51 PM
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Call ams they will tell u how to take care of it.
Old Jun 3, 2008, 02:58 PM
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jw is that a common problem?
Old Jun 3, 2008, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ToMuchBoost
jw is that a common problem?
not at all



give us a call here at the shop, we can get you squared away and try and find the source of the problem

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Old Jun 4, 2008, 11:21 AM
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Anyone have a site or anything i could go to, to see how to fix it. Pictures would be a huge help then me trying to explain it over the phone.
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Ok so i called ams their tech service was really good. But the problem is i might have to take off the kit that i paid 700 bucks to get installed. Now the thing is the oil is coming from the ring on the exhaust housing. Some oil is leaking from the bolts that hold it on. Some is coming from under that ring onto the exhuast housing.

So befor i take off the whole kit is their anything i can try? Should i try to crank down the bolts more? No oil is going into my exhaust so its not coming from my cylinder head or anything else.

This turbo is like 1 week old lol it boggles my mind how it could turn to crap already.

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Old Jun 6, 2008, 01:26 PM
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Oh and their is no oil getting into the exhaust. So that rules out the oil coming from the motor ect. I'm going to take some pics and post them up.
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It just simply sounds like a seal is bad. Nothing you can do but have it rebuild/replace it. Doesn't matter the age, I've pulled brand new parts out of boxes before and had them be defective.

Its not your fault, and its not AMS's fault. Its just one of those **** happens things..
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The thing was i was hoping to fix it befor this big car meet in nj this weekend. I can still drive it for now i guess its not burning oil to bad. Monday i will have to take the kit off and send it back to ams i guess : / ... sucks that i spent 700 to get it installed and now im going to have to do it again.
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Iduno.. It vary well may be the oil feed line.
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Originally Posted by EVO8emUp
Iduno.. It vary well may be the oil feed line.
i mean thats what i thought at first.. But i cant see any oil coming from the feed line at all.
Old Jun 7, 2008, 11:20 PM
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Check your return line for kinks. It should be a smooth kink free transition into the oil pan. A kinked return line can cause your issue.
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Originally Posted by 9sec240
Check your return line for kinks. It should be a smooth kink free transition into the oil pan. A kinked return line can cause your issue.
Great advice, Ive seen this happen first hand on a freinds car. It took 10 minutes to fix on the car. Best of luck.
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last time i looked it didnt looked kinked at all but ill double check befor i take everything off.
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if you are taking this off yourself, you should have no problem putting it back on...no need to spend $700 again you can do it


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