Oil leak from turbo...HELP!!

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So, I've had an oil leak in a few different spots before, and fixed them all with no further problems. Now I have one coming from the turbo. I was hoping it was just a loosened bolt on the oil feed or return line, but they seem to be nice and tight. Excuse my terminology, but it looks like it might be coming from the housing on the**EDIT** intake side. Like between the fins of the compressor wheel and the housing it sits in. Is this possible??
I know a little oil is expected to leak out, but I'm talking about getting a new puddle 8-10 inches in diameter on the ground every few days. The car has about 73,500 miles on it. Is it time for something to break or is this an uncommon problem?
 
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It doesn't when it's just idling. I may have to get someone to follow me around and I'll get on it a little to see. Would I be looking for white/grayish smoke?
 
Sounds like the seals are bad. Have you checked and made sure the oil return line doesn't have a kink in it?
 
i've only got 37k miles on my car and my turbo is leaking oil. mine looks just a little worse than that.......but, there is no oil spots on the ground anywhere i park. but every oil change i'm about 1/2 to a quart low on oil. sorry if the pics are bad, took the pics with my phone.
 

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