Hey.
When you guys installed your feed lines, how did you get all your metal shavings out?
When you went to prime the line by cranking the engine, how fast did the oil come through?

Mine goes really slow. My first turbo burned out and was rebuilt. I finally hooked my oil pressure gauge right to where the turbo oil feed is and I get like no pressure. The line gets real hot though when the car is running and I assume there is flow. I wonder now.

I have a mechanical testing unit on order and should be here tomorrow to test everything. I'll just poo poo if I have no pressure there for real! I don't want to have to take that oil feed line out again from the back of the block.

thanks.
torin

 

Mine crept out pretty slowly too. We filled up part of a water bottle with oil from the line to try to get anything out of the line. I've let it run for quite awhile now and always cooldown after a drive, so far no smoke... here's to hoping! EV.

 

When you crank the motor... the oil will pump through the line a bit and then when you stop cranking it will flow back.... so it's hard to get it to flow. You almost have to aim it directly towards the ground to get any sort of oil out of that thing..

Dustin

 

what metal shavings are you talking about ? from cutting the lines to size ?


[Modified by D-SPEED, 6:46 PM 2/4/2002]

 

I tapped the block to install my T fitting.

 

is it reasonable to start the engine and let it flow through to test it since the turbo is not spinning really at idle?

 

Are you talking about metal shaving from the oil return line?

 

no, feed.

 

I assume they are talking about the feed line.

 

Just a thought, but wouldn't it be easier to run oil through the line before installing it on the block???

 

Are you guys blind!!!

He clearly stated twice that he tapped the BLOCK. When you tap the block it causes metal shavings from the threads to remain in the thread hole. He's trying to flupoo poo out by running oil through the feed line into a container.

Sorry, but please read before posting.

 

gruvytune- where did you tap the block ?

 

I tapped it where most people do.. in the location where the stock sensor is. So I have this..

BLOCK--->T---Stock Sender
|
-3AN oil feed---------------------------->T------Greddy sending unit
|
-3AN line to turbo inlet

torin

 

poo poo poo poo poo poo poo poos poo poo, i just wnated to see if it would turn poo poo* in to the poo poo word
later

 

I disabled my ignition and cranked the enigine till oil came out of my turbo. It took a good 30 seconds before I got anything out of it.