Hey Nathan!
I am not aware of people having a problem with the pedestal cracking and leaking oil without some kind of provocation, doesn't mean it hasn't or that you are not the first /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif ...
Seems that if you lost the compressor side seal and are losing 2 quarts of oil in 300 miles, you'd have plenty of evidence in the outlet end of the compressor and I'd think you'd have blue smokey exhaust...???
The other thought was that you said you did plug the EBPV actuator rod hole. When I did that, using a pipe plug, I was cautioned not to overtighten the pipe plug as I could crack the pedestal as the pipe plugs are tapered. If you used a pipe plug, you might want to look into this possibility....
Good luck and God Bless,
TC
BTW: I feel your pain about pulling the turbo repeatedly! 1st time) Replacing the fuel pump and resealing the intakes, 2nd) Installing a 1.0 housing, 3rd) Tapping and plugging the EBPV actuator rod hole, 4th-last weekend) Putting 1.15 housing back on!
I am not aware of people having a problem with the pedestal cracking and leaking oil without some kind of provocation, doesn't mean it hasn't or that you are not the first /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif ...
Seems that if you lost the compressor side seal and are losing 2 quarts of oil in 300 miles, you'd have plenty of evidence in the outlet end of the compressor and I'd think you'd have blue smokey exhaust...???
The other thought was that you said you did plug the EBPV actuator rod hole. When I did that, using a pipe plug, I was cautioned not to overtighten the pipe plug as I could crack the pedestal as the pipe plugs are tapered. If you used a pipe plug, you might want to look into this possibility....
Good luck and God Bless,
TC
BTW: I feel your pain about pulling the turbo repeatedly! 1st time) Replacing the fuel pump and resealing the intakes, 2nd) Installing a 1.0 housing, 3rd) Tapping and plugging the EBPV actuator rod hole, 4th-last weekend) Putting 1.15 housing back on!
