Help - oil leak on 2011 silber kit

[rmshaw]

I got some issues With oil leaks on My kit, this weekend it took à quarter of à gallon With turbo oil, i rolled it twice.
It seems like it pushes the oil out in the fitting between the oiltank and the turbo.
Why Does it leak like this? Bad ventilation?
Is there some easy fix so that i can ride next weekend?
Anyone?

Please help, i cant find anything on the internet.

 

[TurboMatt]

I got some issues With oil leaks on My kit, this weekend it took à quarter of à gallon With turbo oil, i rolled it twice.
It seems like it pushes the oil out in the fitting between the oiltank and the turbo.
Why Does it leak like this? Bad ventilation?
Is there some easy fix so that i can ride next weekend?
Anyone?

Please help, i cant find anything on the internet.

Do you have hose clamps on the hose/fitting at all?
I put hose clamps on from the start as a preventative measure and it hasn't been leaking.
Also, are you still using the clear braided oil line that originally came with the kit? That hose is junk and eventually hardens and expands from the heat, I use just regular 3/8" fuel injection hose and it works great.

To answer your other questions, the reason people have problems is that there isn't much slope to the drain line between the turbo and the tank. Especially when you have your skis in the air, then there is no slope.Getting rid of the junk cap that Silber sent with these kits and running a small vent line does help things somewhat.

My true suggestion is to look into a oilless turbo. This is what I plan on getting when mine craps out. No more oil leak headaches & no more worrying if your oil pump is pumping.

 

[silberpro]

He said it is a 2011 kit.
Is that correct?

 

[rmshaw]

He said it is a 2011 kit.
Is that correct?

Yes it is 2011,

 

[rmshaw]

Do you have hose clamps on the hose/fitting at all?
I put hose clamps on from the start as a preventative measure and it hasn't been leaking.
Also, are you still using the clear braided oil line that originally came with the kit? That hose is junk and eventually hardens and expands from the heat, I use just regular 3/8" fuel injection hose and it works great.

To answer your other questions, the reason people have problems is that there isn't much slope to the drain line between the turbo and the tank. Especially when you have your skis in the air, then there is no slope.Getting rid of the junk cap that Silber sent with these kits and running a small vent line does help things somewhat.

My true suggestion is to look into a oilless turbo. This is what I plan on getting when mine craps out. No more oil leak headaches & no more worrying if your oil pump is pumping.

i dont know how to fit a hose or a clamp, i got this kit: http://www.silberturbos.com/files/2919474/uploaded/PRO TURBO 13.jpg
i think it leaks where the turbo is putted in the oiltank, its an aluminum pipe with a rubber fitting that you put in the turbo on the oiltank.
im sorry for my bad english skills and my bad explanation, but if you see the picture, its right under where the waterhose connects to the turbo housing. (i didnt understand how to add pictures to the forum)
i dont understand how to stop it from leaking there, and i dont understand how to make better ventilation. can someone explain for me?

 

[rmshaw]

I made à ring àn arrow on the picture to show

 

[TurboMatt]

Sorry, my bad I just assumed it was a 2011 with last years(2012) kit. I've never seen one of those kits in person, so I can't help you there.

 

[rmshaw]

Anyone got some ideas?

 

[06-800RR]

Mine was just a piece of hose between the 'spout' off the turbo and the 'collar' on the tank. About 3/4' to 1" rubber hose that was friction fit between the two pieces as the turbo sits on the tank. I'd take it apart and check if there's a crack in it. It is a pretty chincy setup in parts but works quite well and is very tight.

 

[rmshaw]

Mine was just a piece of hose between the 'spout' off the turbo and the 'collar' on the tank. About 3/4' to 1" rubber hose that was friction fit between the two pieces as the turbo sits on the tank. I'd take it apart and check if there's a crack in it. It is a pretty chincy setup in parts but works quite well and is very tight.

Yeah exactly, mine To.
Im Going To change that part(hose) To à new.

But still, the tank ventilation issue, got some tips?

 

[06-800RR]

On top of the brass fill plug was a barb that connected a 3/8 hose that looped up higher than the turbo (over structure area) and then down to right by the exhaust outlet in the plastic bellypan. That hose let out the overflow when rolling over. On a bad day I'd lose a ~half a tank from roll overs or whip attempts.....

 

[rmshaw]

Okey, ill try to fit some kind of ventilation hose to the filler cap