1jz turbo problem

chuckmuska2005

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I just finished my 1jz swap and got the exhaust installed the other day and noticed blue smoke comming out of the exhaust. Got her home and took off the charge pipe and saw oil through out all piping and the intercooler, so cleaned everything and started the car before I but the intercooler back together to assure that the intake and combustion chamber would be cleaned out. when i started the motor and turned the throttle by hand a few times, i noticed oil leaking out of the factory charge pipe that intertwines the rear and front turbos. took that off and saw that both turbos leaked, the front one had very small signs of oil leakage, the rear however had an oil path inside. sounds like a really bad seal, what do you guys think. please help and let me know what you think i should do. goin single is out of the question for a few months. help me resurect the twins.
 

annoyingrob

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There's not really much you can do.

Either drive it the way it is, or take them off. You can install another used set of twins if you like, but trust me, for the price and effort, you would be better off going single.
 

FIL

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i put a set of 2jz twins on my 1jz, and i can honestly say:

get a big single.

for the effort involved, the cost of a set of 2nd hand turbos, the fabrication involved, you may as well direct that at a single turbo conversion...