Turbo Puking Oil....
 

Damn... it seams that when it isnt one thing going wrong... its the other..... i reinstalled the turbo onto my car.. but noticed there was a little bit of oil comming out of it from the exhaust housing. I thought it was from the oil left in the oil feed line, since i stored it in a box, and thought that it drained into it. well i cleaned it off and reinstalled the turbo. I started it up and it starts to shoot out white smoke... no biggie i thought (wrong!!!) it kept shooting out white smoke... and then it stoped so i figure, lets go for a drive. well i drove it and even more smoke came out. damn... something is wrong. well i figure the seals or gaskets must be fried or something... damn... rebuild time...!!!!

I found it strange that it worked good one day and then a week later its puking oil... oh well... Im getting a rebuild kit from a local turbo shop

has anyone ever heard of Turbocity.com???

wish me luck

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i find it weird how its white smoke.. that means coolant.

also put a bleed off valve at the turbo to bleed of some pressure, sometimes the oil pressure in our cars will actually push the seals out.

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how or what the hell is that????

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ur positive your seals are leaking?

its a bleed off valve so your turbo doesnt get like 70psi oil pressure, like a needle valve screwed into the turbo..

buy maximum boost off amazon.

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im going to try that... before i rebuild it. then thanks...

cause i did notice that when the car was on the oil line seemed to be pulsating.???

what would be an adequate PSI level

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I was taking it apart and just noticed something... that the oil return line was pinched on a bracket from the engine? would this have anything to do with the turbo puking out oil from what i recently noted is both sides, (exhaust and compressor ) rather than the seals beeing fucked up???? or would this contribute to their demise???

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Yup...that could very well be causing your problem.



Mike

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i just finished removing the turbo off the car... and when flipped it upside down... a ---- load of oil came out of the exhaust inlet... and i mean a ---- load...so i know something had to have fucked up, the compressor blades are not scratching on anything. and it still spins freely.... im gonna take it to that one shop and see what they tell me... im pretty sure there gonna want to sell me a complete cartridge for it... or at least a rebuild kit... but lets hope they give me an honest answer... but now that im thinking. it would be a good idea to rebuild it, as it would improve efficiency and reliability ... am I right???

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call ad;p

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rebuilding it can't hurtt it thats for sure. Unless u do it wrong, good luck.

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You shouldnt have to rebuild it if it was just a return line problem, the oil seals are like piston rings, they dont blow out, the extra oil presure just washes by them. If I were you I would fix me return line, reinstal the turbo and see what hapens, it should be fine.

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I was kinda bummed out yesterday... cause i had everything go good up to that point for the turbo to just fail. but its a learning experience.. I learn something new everyday. I am seriously considering that rebuild kit. Im guessing its somewhere around 150 or less. and since i got the turbo for 50$ it could be worth it. and maybe while its in peices, get it sandblasted or something.

but damn did it puke oil. I lost about a quart in 20 minutes. It was either burned up, or ran down my exhaust piping, i was driving it (unturbod) and it was letting off a thick ass smokescreen, i was at the light and some tow truck driver was like "dude your rings are fried".. i laughed and told him what happend.

once again guys. thanks for the info

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just called turbocity and its 90$ for a rebuild kit. woohoo... cheaper than i thought.. i guess im going to go ahead and rebuild

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what turbo?

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T3 off a SAAB 900

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does anyone know what tools are used to remove the compressor shaft assembly thing? its like some weird triangular rotary thing on the exaust side and some weird ass shapped nut on the compressor side.??? any suggestions? has anyone rebuilt their turbo before? any tips tricks or suggestions?

Re:Turbo Puking Oil....
 

I don't think you need a rebuild. The kink in your return line is definitely causing a problem. Try straightening it out and see if the smoke subsides.
The triangle shaped bolt should come off with a socket and wrench.

White smoke is also a result of losing oil after the combustion process. Everyone knows that the sweet smelling white smoke is typically coolant burning. The smoke you are referring is similar to the smell when you drop some oil on your exhaust manifold when it is hot. My T25 is doing the same thing, white smoke and burning some oil. Mine is not nearly as bad as yours.

If you do rebuild good luck.