blocking off water supply
#1
blocking off water supply
hey im new here and ive been reading alot around here, i love the site, i gotta a ?...i just got my T3 and it came off a 93 saab 9000. and i didnt know it was water cooled. this is kinda of a pain for me i would just rather have oil cooled. is there anyway i can block off the water supply to the turbo and just make it so that its oil cooled??any help would be apreciated
#5
Re:blocking off water supply
You don't need the water. Just don't use it if you don't want to.
It's not hard to hook up though. I would hook it up anyways....
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#6
Re:blocking off water supply
there is a line to your throttle body (3/8" coolant line) just get two 90 degree barbed to barbed 3/8" fittings, some hose clamps, and 6 feet of 5/16" fuel line (it's a bitch to get on the fittings so do them off the car, they'll go into the stock line easier. you use 5/16" cause the coolant lines on the turbo are 5/16" and 3/8" might leak
#7
Re:blocking off water supply
I say run the coolant. For the 20 bucks and hours worth of time you wil spend you are keeping your turbo much cooler than if you just plugged up the hole. You would also negate the need to install a turbo timer.
just my .02
just my .02
#9
Re:blocking off water supply
Originally Posted by bambooseven
there is a line to your throttle body (3/8" coolant line) just get two 90 degree barbed to barbed 3/8" fittings, some hose clamps, and 6 feet of 5/16" fuel line (it's a bitch to get on the fittings so do them off the car, they'll go into the stock line easier. you use 5/16" cause the coolant lines on the turbo are 5/16" and 3/8" might leak