priming a turbo
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Re: priming a turbo (Matt B)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Matt B »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">unplug your spark plug wires and crank the engine over for 5 minutes.</TD></TR></TABLE>
WTF?
5 minutes of cranking will fry your starter/ solenoid. I wouldnt recomend that. Just pour some oil in the feed. Its not to critiacl as long as your feed line is working, becasue as soon as you start up, its not going to be spinning anyhow. But yes get some oil in ther before it does begin to rotate.
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5 minutes of cranking will fry your starter/ solenoid. I wouldnt recomend that. Just pour some oil in the feed. Its not to critiacl as long as your feed line is working, becasue as soon as you start up, its not going to be spinning anyhow. But yes get some oil in ther before it does begin to rotate.
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Re: priming a turbo (Matt B)
I usually put a small amount of oil directly in the feed port on the centersection, start engine up (there is basically no load on the turbo bearings at idle), then I unhook the drain line and check to see if oil is flowing out the drain or not.
If you have good drain flow then you know the turbo is getting good oil supply. Or at least not a lack of it.....
If you have good drain flow then you know the turbo is getting good oil supply. Or at least not a lack of it.....
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Re: priming a turbo (DubyaAye)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DubyaAye »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i'm about to install the sc61 for the first time and was wondering how am i suppose to prime it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Simply take out your fuel pump fuse when you're ready to start the car for the first time... Crank the car about four or five times, stop, and then repeat the process one or two more times... Replace the fuel pump fuse, and start the car...
Simply take out your fuel pump fuse when you're ready to start the car for the first time... Crank the car about four or five times, stop, and then repeat the process one or two more times... Replace the fuel pump fuse, and start the car...
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Re: priming a turbo (BROOD)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BROOD »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I usually put a small amount of oil directly in the feed port on the centersection, start engine up (there is basically no load on the turbo bearings at idle), then I unhook the drain line and check to see if oil is flowing out the drain or not.
If you have good drain flow then you know the turbo is getting good oil supply. Or at least not a lack of it.....</TD></TR></TABLE>
thats what i hear is the best way to do it
If you have good drain flow then you know the turbo is getting good oil supply. Or at least not a lack of it.....</TD></TR></TABLE>
thats what i hear is the best way to do it
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Re: priming a turbo (redline201)
yeah basically just start the car and make sure oil flows... you aren't going to hurt your turbo at idle... hell, i spooled mine up w/ a leaf blower like 10 times before i put it on the car just for fun and it still works fine 
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Re: priming a turbo (Johnyquest)
Yea, I just started my car up for the first time last Thursday.
What I did was pour oil into center-section of turbo, hold feed line in empty 12oz. coke bottle, turn car on until some oil starts to come out feed line (took 2-3 seconds), then shut car off, and install line and your good to go.
What I did was pour oil into center-section of turbo, hold feed line in empty 12oz. coke bottle, turn car on until some oil starts to come out feed line (took 2-3 seconds), then shut car off, and install line and your good to go.
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What your sposed to do to do it properly ....
Disconnect oil return from oil pan, pull ECU fuse or disconnect distributor, put the oil return line in a bucket or something and crank the car until oil flows out of the return. This purges the oil feed and gets all the air out of the system.
Disconnect oil return from oil pan, pull ECU fuse or disconnect distributor, put the oil return line in a bucket or something and crank the car until oil flows out of the return. This purges the oil feed and gets all the air out of the system.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by stinker504 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I just installed all the lines and started the car. We are talking about .5 seconds of no oil, and under little to no load.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Re: (93LSivic)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93LSivic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Turkey baster and some fuel line works wonders.</TD></TR></TABLE>
you priming a turbo or knockin up your cousin?
you priming a turbo or knockin up your cousin?
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Re: priming a turbo (Matt B)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Matt B »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i didn't mean all at once. When i first started my engine i cranked it over for 5 minutes like 3 seconds at a time.</TD></TR></TABLE>
That means you cranked it exactly 100 times, sounds like a blast.
You NEED to prime the turbo, or it will not last more than a couple hundred miles at best.
Pull the ignition, and crank the motor 5-8 seconds at a time 5 or 6 times. Yoy can pull the oil return to verify that oil is going through there if you are still nervous.
That means you cranked it exactly 100 times, sounds like a blast.
You NEED to prime the turbo, or it will not last more than a couple hundred miles at best.
Pull the ignition, and crank the motor 5-8 seconds at a time 5 or 6 times. Yoy can pull the oil return to verify that oil is going through there if you are still nervous.
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Re: priming a turbo (kpt4321)
You don't need to prime the turbo.
You don't need to prime the turbo.
And you don't need to prime the turbo.
I didn't prime mine, we didn't prime my friends, and I actually don't know anybody who bothered priming theirs.
Mine (used volvo) and his (new greddy) have both been on for 10k miles, him a bit more than me. Why do you have to prime it again?
The motor + turbo are ice cold when you first start the car. The turbo doesn't spin at idle (at least no faster than you can spin it wtih your fingers). It takes like .00002 of a second for the oil to get through the line into your turbo. If the turbo wasn't getting oil that fast-- then neither is your engine. Then you have big problems.
You don't need to prime your turbo...
You don't need to prime your turbo!!!
You don't need to prime the turbo.
And you don't need to prime the turbo.
I didn't prime mine, we didn't prime my friends, and I actually don't know anybody who bothered priming theirs.
Mine (used volvo) and his (new greddy) have both been on for 10k miles, him a bit more than me. Why do you have to prime it again?
The motor + turbo are ice cold when you first start the car. The turbo doesn't spin at idle (at least no faster than you can spin it wtih your fingers). It takes like .00002 of a second for the oil to get through the line into your turbo. If the turbo wasn't getting oil that fast-- then neither is your engine. Then you have big problems.
You don't need to prime your turbo...
You don't need to prime your turbo!!!
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Re: priming a turbo (mike1114)
You need to prime the feed line by letting it run into a container NOT into the turbo. You are trying to get the dirt/particals out of the feed line and fitting. Why would you disconnect the return? then all the crap will go through the center section which is exactly what you don't want.
this method cleans the line and verifies the oil flow to the turbo. I doubt that air pockets would bea problem anyway.
this method cleans the line and verifies the oil flow to the turbo. I doubt that air pockets would bea problem anyway.
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Re: priming a turbo (Johnyquest)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Johnyquest »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You don't need to prime the turbo.
You don't need to prime the turbo.
And you don't need to prime the turbo.
I didn't prime mine, we didn't prime my friends, and I actually don't know anybody who bothered priming theirs.
Mine (used volvo) and his (new greddy) have both been on for 10k miles, him a bit more than me. Why do you have to prime it again?
The motor + turbo are ice cold when you first start the car. The turbo doesn't spin at idle (at least no faster than you can spin it wtih your fingers). It takes like .00002 of a second for the oil to get through the line into your turbo. If the turbo wasn't getting oil that fast-- then neither is your engine. Then you have big problems.
You don't need to prime your turbo...
You don't need to prime your turbo!!! </TD></TR></TABLE>
Try Holding the turbo compressor wheel while the car idles
You don't need to prime the turbo.
And you don't need to prime the turbo.
I didn't prime mine, we didn't prime my friends, and I actually don't know anybody who bothered priming theirs.
Mine (used volvo) and his (new greddy) have both been on for 10k miles, him a bit more than me. Why do you have to prime it again?
The motor + turbo are ice cold when you first start the car. The turbo doesn't spin at idle (at least no faster than you can spin it wtih your fingers). It takes like .00002 of a second for the oil to get through the line into your turbo. If the turbo wasn't getting oil that fast-- then neither is your engine. Then you have big problems.
You don't need to prime your turbo...
You don't need to prime your turbo!!!
</TD></TR></TABLE> Try Holding the turbo compressor wheel while the car idles
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Re: priming a turbo (Johnyquest)
Any quality turbo should have enough assembly lube to prevent damage for the first minute or so of running or untill the ehaust temp burns the lube off. I've never primed a turbo in my life. However, checking to see that oil is coming out is a good thing to do after a "freash" install or tapping for a new oil line.
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Re: priming a turbo (saso)
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Try Holding the turbo compressor wheel while the car idles </TD></TR></TABLE>
Under boost, i've seen them chew up pieces of rubber that people have mistakenly left in the intake tract........ummmmmm........yeah other "people" because i've never done that either.
Try Holding the turbo compressor wheel while the car idles
</TD></TR></TABLE>Under boost, i've seen them chew up pieces of rubber that people have mistakenly left in the intake tract........ummmmmm........yeah other "people" because i've never done that either.
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Re: priming a turbo (danl)
The turbo will not even be close to operating temperature by the time the oil gets in there. If you didn't have any oil in a really hot turbo, then maybe it wouldn't last. It should be fine when it's cold. I didn't prime mine and it is fine.
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Re: priming a turbo (danl)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by danl »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Under boost, i've seen them chew up pieces of rubber that people have mistakenly left in the intake tract........ummmmmm........yeah other "people" because i've never done that either. </TD></TR></TABLE>
No why would anyone boost up a turbo at idle??????
Under boost, i've seen them chew up pieces of rubber that people have mistakenly left in the intake tract........ummmmmm........yeah other "people" because i've never done that either.
</TD></TR></TABLE>No why would anyone boost up a turbo at idle??????