[subisti]

Hey guys I need a quick hand here,

trying to locate where my oil leak is coming from, narrowed it down to a certain hose under my turbo, I found a picture of what I assume is the same line and wondering if someone could let me know what it is so I can dive deeper into the problem.

Cheers! Also first post here, glad to be here

 

[wtdash]

HA! That looks like my old Forester project!

That rubber hose is the oil drain line from the turbo.

They do get stiff from age, so it might be leaking - esp. if the turbo was replaced / upgraded and not properly installed.

Edit: FWIW, that's NOT a stock oil drain. It's one I fabbed up as this was originally a NON-turbo head that I had a shop add the oil and coolant return lines.

Like this:

 

[montanasuby]

If you do end up replacing that line you may consdier also replacing the other rubber bits in that area. Specifically the fuel lines under the intake manifold.

 

[07fozzie]

If your in there, I would replace the gasket on the drain tube to turbo as extra insurance. I haven't seen it leak there but just to eliminate the possibility.