Is my turbo seal going bad ?

[hermanio]

i have a LOT of blue smoke out the exhaust on idle. i think the seals on the turbo are shot. are those easy to replace ?

[Nik0las]

it looks so! It's time for rebuild but don't wait to long because you can pass the point of no return/no rebuild

[Sleeper_Avant]

take the turbo off the manifold and just make sure theres no oil before the turbo

[martinws]

I was about to say check the inlet side of the turbo as well before you take it off. Any play in the shaft?

[hermanio]

yes there is some play in the shaft, there is no oil in the manifold before the turbo.

[martinws]

manifold before the turbo.

Did you take the inlet pipe off of the front of the turbo and check that?

[hermanio]

ive allready taken the complete turbo off. because i think i needs to be replaced/rebuild. there was no oil in the inlet side of the turbo.

[Sleeper_Avant]

i was refering to oil in the exhaust manifold before the turbo, not the compressor side

[Sleeper_Avant]

just read there was no oil before turbo,

turbo seals would be my guess then, as you suspected Hermanio

[hermanio]

Will this work for a K26/27 ?

http://www.turborebuild.co.uk/p/prod...r+rebuild+kit/

[quattro84]

Buy genuine stuff... this doesn't look like it to me. Last thing you want is failures due to low grade bolts.
Get it to a proper shop, perhaps it's time for oversize journal bearings for the shaft.