turbo lubrication (inlet and outlet questions)

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04-09-2005, 06:19 PM

racepak

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turbo lubrication (inlet and outlet questions)

hello everybody

i have a dumb question for ya'.

my turbo's middle (oil) section is upside down so the return flange is up.

can i feed the turbo from the return and return fom the feed?

best regards moshik galimidi

04-09-2005, 06:22 PM

Dr.Boost

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Re: turbo lubrication (inlet and outlet questions)

No. Rotate(clock)the center section so the return is as close to down as possible.
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04-09-2005, 06:31 PM

racepak

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Re: turbo lubrication (inlet and outlet questions)

i'm asking this because i saw some projects that the flange of the oil is upwrds.

could it be thats some turbos have flange also on the inlet?

04-09-2005, 09:19 PM

BoosTedZSix

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Re: turbo lubrication (inlet and outlet questions)

quite possibly. some turbos need an inlet flange and some dont

04-11-2005, 01:34 PM

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Re: turbo lubrication (inlet and outlet questions)

Yes, some turbos use an inlet flange...

Mine does, the oil inlet was not threaded so using a flange is the only way... it's fairly common to use an inlet flange...