[asshanson]

Still haven't done the compression or leakdown tests, partly because I forgot to bring tools with me to Minneapolis last weekend. I won't make the same mistake this weekend.

Anyway, in the 700 miles I drove on the cruise and coming home, I burned just 2/3 of a quart, which is less than before the rebuild. However, when doing the oil change last night I noticed a ton of oil all underneath the car, and on the front side of the block. There was a film covering the water pipe, dripping from the bottom of the turbo compressor, hot side, oil return, and water return. I could see where oil dripped and burned on the downpipe, all over the oil pan, bottom of xfer case and k member, etc.

One thing is that the bottom center exhaust manifold stud is completely stripped (which goes through a big oil return passage), could that be the cause of all the oil coming out and spraying the turbo and water pipe, then dripping down and running back along the oil pan/k member?