I just purchased a turbo, its oil and water cooled. My question is do I need to use the water cooling or can I just use the oil?
Yeah actualy I was just searching a little more and I saw that, im guessing it wont hurt anything to just leave the water lines open? Or should I find some bolts and put them in just in case.
thanks shifted
Just so I don thave to start another post, does anyone know if Jtuners still sells the dipstick return kit?
as far as i heard all it is, is a dipstick tube made with the return fitting in it..if your using a log manifold your still going to have re-do the tube, so its really not worth the 60 bucks..but if you really want one i can put a drain nipple in a stock tube for you for 60
Ah thats also true, good call
If i put a fitting in the dipstick where should it be located?
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the fiiting just has to be higher than the oil line in the pan
I thought the oil line was for lubrication and the coolant line was fo well....cooling. I have seen factory turbo cars with this setup. depending on your setup you should be able to leave the coolant lines capped off but I would check with the manufacturer about the oil lines. leaving those capped off just sounds dangerouse
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when you beat someone in a civic people wine and make excuses
when you beat someone in a cavalier they pull over and check under thier hoods
you obsolutely can not run with no oil to the turbo...its will sieze the turbo..
no one said anything about runing with out oil line, he just ask about the coolant lines
i would recomend using the water lines to cool it. it wont hurt anything to do so, and it helps, otherwise they wouldnt make them.
too much heat can cause the bearing(s) to fail or the shaft to wear out , or warp due to exessive heat causing the metal to expand and rub which can wear it down and cause shaft play
which can cause either the turbine or copressor wheel to rub the housing
then either one of those scenarios can lower performance. air will get by teh blades easier and not create as much boost.
and if the compressor wheel were to chip or explode from hitting the housing, pieces could go into the engine and destroy the valves, pistons, or cylinder walls.
it may even cause the turbo to seieze in some cases.
those are all goo reasons to use the water cooling lines. that few hours or so of work can prevent alot of repairs or rebuild issues.
Well I will prob run the water cooling, but I think to start ill just use the oil (der).
