Twin Turbo Driver Side Oil Leak? No smoke. Help!

[vereshchak]

I have a 1990 Twin Turbo and it now drips oil on the floor. When I first bought the car whenever I spooled my turbos more aggressively Id get a bad smell (my guess was hot oil). When I looked at the driver side turbo it had a bit of oil saturation around it. Recently Ive been driving the car hard and it seems like the driver side turbo is spraying oil and it always drips. I get no exhaust smoke and my turbos work fine. I changed my valve cover gaskets so its not that. I still get that foul smell when i boost. My rear main is sweating too but i dont think its enough to cover everything, it looks like just the driver side turbo is coated the passenger side is fine. Is it an oil feed line? I cant get to anything and I dont want to pull my engine if I dont have to.

[vereshchak]

Also my oil level does not drop quickly by any means. I top up once a week with a little splash of oil if that

[z.Leinbach]

have you checked to see if the oil feed bolts were tight

[vereshchak]

Not yet I havent had the car on stands yet. I dont remember them looking super accessible

[Sgt]

They aren't very accessible. I forget if you can even get to them with the engine in. One of the oil lines is completely covered by the AC compressor mount. It's a banjo fitting.

Also check the oil pressure sender which is on that same line, between the AC compressor and the turbo.

The oil feed on the turbo itself is on the top. The only way you'd be able to look at it to see is if you have a video scope. Honestly, pulling the engine sounds like an inevitability.

Good luck man!

[itsa300zx]

They aren't very accessible. I forget if you can even get to them with the engine in. One of the oil lines is completely covered by the AC compressor mount. It's a banjo fitting.

Also check the oil pressure sender which is on that same line, between the AC compressor and the turbo.

The oil feed on the turbo itself is on the top. The only way you'd be able to look at it to see is if you have a video scope. Honestly, pulling the engine sounds like an inevitability.

Good luck man!

USDM Z32 have the oil sender on the oil filter tree. Passenger(right) side

If the leak is that low, got to be the oil feed line or oil return hose to the pan.

[Sgt]

They aren't very accessible. I forget if you can even get to them with the engine in. One of the oil lines is completely covered by the AC compressor mount. It's a banjo fitting.

Also check the oil pressure sender which is on that same line, between the AC compressor and the turbo.

The oil feed on the turbo itself is on the top. The only way you'd be able to look at it to see is if you have a video scope. Honestly, pulling the engine sounds like an inevitability.

Good luck man!

USDM Z32 have the oil sender on the oil filter tree. Passenger(right) side

If the leak is that low, got to be the oil feed line or oil return hose to the pan.

Oh I see, mine is JDM so some of these differences I'm unaware of.

The way I see this, if it's an oil line to the turbo, you have to pull the engine. If the turbo isn't getting enough oil, driving it could damage the turbo. Not to mention make a mess of your engine bay, and underside of your car. Do you have the means and knowledge to pull the engine?

[vereshchak]

I am capable of pulling the engine. I haven't done it on my 300 yet but I have on different cars. Im just not ready to pull my engine yet because I dont have all the parts I want yet. Ive been putting it off because Id rather do my mods and repairs all together. It really is making a mess but I dont have any drive-ability issues