Just an update. This past Saturday (1/18) I got everything connected and torqued down that needed to be in place the test for coolant or oil leaks. I started with the coolant and the coolant lines on the side of the turbo leaked! I removed the lines from the turbo and the oil rings were pinched/cut. I'm not sure if this happened while I removed the lines as I installed them with the turbo on the work bench (a.k.a. the garage floor). But thinking about it as I type this update I'm not 100% sure I torqued down the screw holding the lines in place as I believe I left it loose to allow movement of the lines while doing the install. I bought new oil rings and will be trying it again in the next day or so.
I still have a few things to reinstall after the leaks are corrected, like the steering rack, sway bar and I want to install a new motor mount on the drivers side, which is not looking fun.
__________________
Jim
2011 135i DCT - FBO PS2
1Mpostr
|