BoNfiRe

I have an oil leak on my 1996 Impreza UK 2000 turbo, and from what I could tell, it was coming from around the turbo. I was assuming it was the oil return pipe, as this is a known fault. I bought a second hand turbo and fitted it today. Now when I took the old turbo off, there was a small pool of oil on the head, which was far too high for it to be the oil return pipe. I cleaned it all up, fitted the new turbo, but it still leaks. I thought it may be the head gasket, but I have no bubbles, and the oil and water are not mixing. I thought, if the head gasket was leaking externally, it would only be coolant, am I wrong, and could anyone please guide me, as I'm getting many different answers and after fixing these suggestions, the problem remains.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

markjmd

iTrader: (11)

Picture would be very useful in situation like this. Likely sources for the leak though might be crank-case breather pipework, EGR return pipe, or maybe even the power-steering bottle if it's in that area.

BoNfiRe

I will get a couple pics tomorrow, it's a little late now. But thanks for that info, I will check all the above and get some pictures at the same time.
Much appreciated.