Oil seal keep blowing out!!

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12-03-2005, 09:51 AM

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carlitosantiago

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Re: Oil seal keep blowing out!!

Well that sounds like it could happen, BUT if it wasn't getting enough oil it would smoke, not gush oil all over the place. Right?

12-03-2005, 10:09 AM

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Re: Oil seal keep blowing out!!

what size return are you using? Make sure it's as vertical as possible.

12-03-2005, 10:13 AM

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Re: Oil seal keep blowing out!!

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Originally Posted by Smooth_Imports

what size return are you using? Make sure it's as vertical as possible.

The same one that come with the Steathmode performance t3/t4 oil lin kit

12-03-2005, 11:39 AM

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Re: Oil seal keep blowing out!!

It does sound like you have waaaay too much oil pressure going into the turbo. I have my oil pressure gauge hooked into a tee on the back of my block so i can see what teh psi is at the motor, and then i have another one after my homedepot style restrictor so i can see how much goes into the turbo. At the most I think you're never supposed to go over 40 psi at the turbo, or else what happened to you is usually what happens. Right now mine is regulated down so that when the motor makes 80 psi, the turbo only sees about 25 or 30.

12-03-2005, 04:38 PM

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Re: Oil seal keep blowing out!!

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I have my oil pressure gauge coming off the block also. Ihave everythingrunning off the block with the tee that comes in the Stealthmode performance oil line kit

12-29-2005, 09:16 PM

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Re: Oil seal keep blowing out!!

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I was advised not to use a -4an because it would blow the seals. It bought another turbo, and Yesterday I finally get my motor back together and drove for like 75-100 mile and smoke starts coming out of the exhaust like a freight train. I look at my turbo and find both sides and leaking oil again. I bought a Function 7 Oil inlet fitting with built in restrictor just so this would not happen again. What gives. What I'm I doing wrong

There is a good chance your oil seal was damaged when you ran the turbo before you put the restrictor in. The seals can't stop any leaks if there's already a hole in them.

We recommend that you get the turbo checked out and have the seals replaced if necessary.

-A

Function7 Engineering
Mesa, AZ