its not terrible but it is from the turbo oil inlet and it is leaking on top of the exhaust very slowly. i just cleane dmy engine last due to that whole coolant thing, and today after going down the parkway at 110mph coming back home from the hospita i felt a burning smell after i got off the exit, so i stoped and looked and there it iwas, a very small oil leak, grrrrrrrrr, maybe replacing the banjo bolt will solve or simply tight it up, anything like this happened to you guys?
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It's more likely to be the gaskets than the bolt... Try getting a pair of 10mm copper crush washers from the auto parts store and replacing them. They'll probably have them with brake parts, since they're most commonly seen on brake lines.
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I'm talking about the banjo bolt gaskets. On each side of the banjo is a 10mm annealed copper washer. When the banjo bolt is tightened, the copper deforms to seal between the machined surfaces of the bolt and banjo, and between the machined surfaces of the banjo and turbo. Each one should cost you about 12 cents from an auto parts store.
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