I was getting ready to intall the stock oil separator since it had been eliminated by the previous owner and I find this... what in the hell is this? Its like some sort of grease or lube. I can rub it off with my fingers. Its in all the piping except the ovcp. Could this be coming from the turbo? Also, I noticed a pull of oil inside the mating coupler on the inducer outlet (pipe from turbo over air filter). Looked to be at least a cap full. This turbo was just punched out to an 18G by fo

My back hatch, the lip just below the spoiler is bubbling. It looks like it has separated from the foam underneath. I would like to keep the original hatch, if there is a solution to my problem, cause it says Turbo in the window with a cool effect on the glass.   Any suggestions?   thanks   Yoshi

This will be my first engine build with out my father doing most of the work. Infact this will be my first turbo and 4cyl engine rebuild. I want to document as much as i can with this build and share my ups and downs as well as my long nights,busted knuckles and lost tools. I can also assure i will have loads of questions. Now about the car. its a red 88 tsi. has 140k miles on it. i decided to yank the motor for no real reason. i think i was just bored and decided hey, im going to rebuild this t

88 Red Starion. Body and exterior is absolutely perfect. Car was repainted earlier this year and it looks as good as it did when it was built. The wheels were redone 6 months ago as well. The interior needs to have seats redone but they are ok and infact the driver seat just has the common bolster wear. The rest of the interior and dash are perfect. Everything works as it should. The car has 119,000 on the motor but accordind to the last owner it has new new rings, valves,turbo, brakes, exhaust