My turbo is still leaking oil at the turbine.. so far i've made sure the drain was good.. checked for debris in the CHRA that could cause drain clogging.. made a 1/16th restrictor (.060")..

it doesn't burn oil at all when the car is cold.. no smoke at all when it's revved until full temp (200* F).. right now i'm running 5w30 and I think it's thinning out too much and seeping past the seals.. what do you guys think? FL weather probably doesn't help.

I found a 5w50 but it's $8 a quart.. that's a bit much IMO.. 20w50 is $2.98 but that's pretty hard on the bearings from a cold start, wouldn't you say?

 

i run 10x30 Castrol.....

 

i run 5w40 pentosyn, synthetic obviously. anyhow, the problem is not your oil, your trying to do the same thing i was when my turbo was fubarred. What kind of turbo is this, how many miles on it etc?

 

how much oil are you burning on average?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by prelude2perfect &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how much oil are you burning on average?</TD></TR></TABLE>

not much.. I don't notice it unless the car has been running and i rev it up at a stop.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blinx9900 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i run 5w40 pentosyn, synthetic obviously. anyhow, the problem is not your oil, your trying to do the same thing i was when my turbo was fubarred. What kind of turbo is this, how many miles on it etc?</TD></TR></TABLE>

the turbo looked super clean when I got it, and didn't smoke at first, but only a few days of running it has proven the seals are bad. I guess it's time for a rebuild

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by marcj &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the turbo looked super clean when I got it, and didn't smoke at first, but only a few days of running it has proven the seals are bad. I guess it's time for a rebuild </TD></TR></TABLE>

mine looked super clean too, mine only had 1500 miles on it, i bought it off a good friend, turbonetics ball bearing FTL

 

I don't think changing your oil weight is going to solve your problem.

Time to take it over to a diesel shop and have them through in a new seal/washer set.

Make sure the place can do dynamic balancing as well.

 

i just filled mine with http://www.fcsdchemicalsandlub...20Oil

 

I use Mobil 1 15w-50

 

been using 10w30 pennzoil platinum for years now. even drove the car with zero oil for about a 1/2 mile long time ago and still no problems.

 

wouldnt a 15w-50 be bad on your oil pump?????

 

Amsoil 5w40 Euro blend

 

why run something so heavy?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mike93eh2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">why run something so heavy?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Isnt that whats best for turbo? I was just thinking cause the turbo gets so hot that it was needed?

Is it really bad the the pump?

 

i use royal purple 10w-30 in the winter time and 10w-40 in the summer

 

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Isnt that whats best for turbo? I was just thinking cause the turbo gets so hot that it was needed?

Is it really bad the the pump? </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol, no i would never use anything heavier than 10w30.

 

I use Mobil 1 10w30.. Thinking of switching to Amsoil.

 

I use to use mobil 1 syn 10w30 in my ls/vtec 30r setup and it broke that oil down in 400-500 miles. Did oil changes and it looked like water coming out of my pan.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by WalkerGSR1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I use to use mobil 1 syn 10w30 in my ls/vtec 30r setup and it broke that oil down in 400-500 miles. Did oil changes and it looked like water coming out of my pan.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Wow, really? I use the same oil, and never had any problems with it. Makes me kinda self-conscious, thoh.

 

Castrol GTX 10w30 here.

 

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saves engines, I would have no concerns running a 20-50.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by WalkerGSR1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I use to use mobil 1 syn 10w30 in my ls/vtec 30r setup and it broke that oil down in 400-500 miles. Did oil changes and it looked like water coming out of my pan.</TD></TR></TABLE>

did you smell it? might of mistaken it with a large mixture of gas.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SovXietday &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Castrol GTX 10w30 here.
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same, i didn't find it necessary and wasn't thoroughly convinced to run synthetic. Both based on some experience with previous motor builds and reasearch.

 

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saves engines, I would have no concerns running a 20-50. </TD></TR></TABLE>

uh ok

 

I run Castrol non-synthetic 20w-50...I have not had any issues with bearings nor oil pumps and I have used this on several boosted motors


Modified by cotorresgee at 2:16 AM 10/6/2008

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mike93eh2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

lol, no i would never use anything heavier than 10w30.</TD></TR></TABLE>
lol, ok

I run 20w-50
Heat thins oil and on turbo motors the turbo thins it a tad bit more... Feel some warm 20w-50 and tell me if you still think it's too "thick"