Turboredteg

I have a big problem I finished installing my turbo kit on my 1994 integra ls with a b20 swap. Its a turbonetics t3t4, when I started it up I noticed a little smoke well I thought oh its a new kit it will go away so I ran it for 10 minutes and it only got worse. well I took the down pipe off and there was oil on the flange and in my down pipe. I am very new to turbochargers but um my instincts tell me that there really shouldn't be oil in the exhaust side off the turbo. This turbo has never been ran and the only thing that I can think off is that maybe I taped the pan to low for the oil return line because when I took the return line off oil started draining out of the pan. And I was thinking maybe it backed up the whole system. Could this be the problem? Or what else, is the turbo bad. Its not alot of oil but just enough . Please help.

wantboost

iTrader: (2)

the bung is too low in the pan, causing the oil to back up in the turbo and it blew the seals, congrats, you now need a rebuild

Turboredteg

I have it as close to the top as I can get it though how much is a rebuild going to cost?

Trailz-EX

if its a new turbo kit i would try and take it back and tell them it leaks oil real bad and see if they will take it back.. if not have fun tryin to get it rebuilt... oil pan you will have to get a new one unless you can plug up hole somehow

wantboost

iTrader: (2)

well, cheapturbo charges 250 for a complete rebuild, thats new everything with balancing. just pm Phoenixturbo.com see how much he'dcharge for new seals and a re-balance

Turboredteg

thanks.

s2kdre

you didnt blow the seals the oil just pass through them. Fix the return bung and you'll fix the smoking problem.

Turboredteg

see I love to hear that stuff cause I was thinking man I ran it for 10 minutes and its new. wtf but I was also thinking If you could blow the seals that easy somethings wrong. that or I'm just fukin stupid.thanks by the way are you sure?

beepy

I have asked the Greddy tech department this question before.

If your return line is too constrictive (for any number of reasons), oil will blow past the seals. This does not mean the seals are toast, although they will be soon enough if you continue blowing oil by them.

Most people would rebuild the turbo just to be safe, but it isn't always required.

BTW, you should not have oil all the way to the top of the oil pan unless you overfilled the engine.

Also, what does your feed line consist of? I use a 1mm restrictor in mine.

Turboredteg

I have a 1/2 inch line of stainless steel