Turbo Leaking

[salad]

ok, my turbo (r33 s1) turbo is leaking a bit of oil from the compressor housing and whining a bit. it had absolutely no play when i put it in and i thought i would check the amount of play in it now. its still got none and the shaft spins very freely...

i was trying to research it a bit and found an article that said turbo seals should really only go if you have a fair big of shaft play and suggested that if it is leaking, then the oil return line is blocked a bit. i ripped this off and checked and it seems fine, nothing in there.

so i am stumped

the turbo still makes good power, but is laggier, doesnt ramp up as fast as it used to.

and what could be causing the whining if there is no play in the shaft?

any help would be great

[The Mafia]

its wearing out mate, thats what they do. Sounds like its seals are on their way out or something.

is there oil in your intercooler piping?

If there is, time for a new turbo \ high flow.

[salad]

yep, fair bit of oil in piping

what i was mainly after was if i did anything particularly bad to cause this? cos i dont want it to happen again, will be gettin another turbo/high flow soon.

just curious