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Coolant leak at turbo

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Jkraft
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Coolant leak at turbo

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Hi all, I just had the turbo rebuilt and i noticed some red drips in the bilge when I got to the boat last weekend. I assumed it was transmission fluid and I cleaned it up and cleaned the trans breather and ran the boat.

More red fluid appeared but I couldn’t locate the source. I found trans fluid on the bottom of the turbo. That can’t be. Smelled it and it’s coolant. I know there are two hoses on the turbo for coolant one on the bottom and one on top.

When i left the boat the motor was hot so I didn’t have time to check Into it. If it’s not the bottom nipple or hose leaking on the turbo could the turbo leak somewhere else?
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USCG 100 Ton Master

Current boat:
"New Classic"
2006 31TE / Hull# 221
Cummins QSC 8.3 / 500 hp

Previous boats:
2002 28 TE with 315 Yanmar “Hair Of The Dog”
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Re: Coolant leak at turbo

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Leaking core plug? I had a small leak on the core plug above the exhaust elbow on mine. Took me a couple of weeks to determine why I kept getting a smell of antifreeze.
Fisher Price 2
Hull Number AUL28489L900
Yanmar 6LP-STE
Built in Portsmouth RI, USA - Berthed in Portsmouth Hampshire, United Kingdom.
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