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Just finished dropping in a motor with basic refresh, nothing fancy. Stock turbos, injectors, internals, and JWT intake. Timing is set at 15, TPS at .44V, code 55 from my ECU. Everything seems fine, so i assumed it must be a vacuum leak. I got the boostpro leak tester in the classifieds and pressurized the motor to 7psi, found one small leak and fixed it. Started the car again, still idles rough, i allowed the engine to get to operating temp while i listened and did a walk around. I did notice the driver's side exhaust was smoking blue and the pass side has zero smoke at all. SO i thought great i've got a busted head gasket. I did a compression test on all cylinders and they are all 150-155 with motor warm and WOT. So i thought ok what could the blue smoke be, so i hooked up the leak tester again, went to 7psi and i could hear a water gurgling sound. I thought that was odd, why would pressurizing the motor have anything to do with the water? So i crawled under the car and found this. 
That's my driver's turbo, seems to be leaking coolant as is the seals are bad. Further down to the downpipe i snapped this pic. 
Looks like more coolant seeping out of the gasket. I checked the water line fittings and you can seem them both in the first pic, they are tightened and completely dry, so i must assume the turbo is leaking inside and it's getting into my exhaust. Does that make sense? i don't know how else i can get the water gurgling sound when i pressurize the intake unless it's getting in there. As i've already done the compression test and from what i can tell i don't have a blown head gasket. Does this logic make sense? Could cooland in my turbo cause my hesitation? Thanks
Chris
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So my car has some hesitation. - 
