smoking turbo question
#1
smoking turbo question
i got my turbo hooked up bet no exhaust or charge piping yet. I know i'm running rich as *****. now my question: if my turbo is smoking when i nail the gas is it possible that is just from being rich that it smokes? There is no oil in the intake side of the turbo. I just want to figure this out before i buy a restrictor valve. This is on a d15b2 by the way. thanks
#7
Re: smoking turbo question
you cannot run a turbo w/o some kind of oil restriction..... ur seals will 0wn you. when the motor revs up you hit about 80 psi and 80psi will kill ur seals.... go get the oil restrictor and save ur turbo!
mike
mike
#9
Re: smoking turbo question
yea..i think my oil pressure is way too high...i don't have an oil pressure gauge hooked up yet..so im ordering a restrictor from stealthy in a second..thanks for the help guys
#10
Re: smoking turbo question
Hey guys!
Don'T forget there's no seal in a turbo!
Well there's actually one under the backplate but this one never leaks or blow at all..
So no, you can't "Blow the seals" on a turbo.
there is piston rings at each extremity of the wet section and they are NOT tight.
If oil is forced through them, they will leak. But at that point, the turbo is not broken and no seal is blown.
You simply fix the problem that makes the oil overflow in the cartridge over the C Cllip level and the leakage problem is solved.
Don'T forget there's no seal in a turbo!
Well there's actually one under the backplate but this one never leaks or blow at all..
So no, you can't "Blow the seals" on a turbo.
there is piston rings at each extremity of the wet section and they are NOT tight.
If oil is forced through them, they will leak. But at that point, the turbo is not broken and no seal is blown.
You simply fix the problem that makes the oil overflow in the cartridge over the C Cllip level and the leakage problem is solved.