Once I get a new turbo on there how do I check to see if the oil and coolant is flowing? The only way I can think of is to hook everything up, without attaching the oil exit and coolant exit up and turn on the engine to see if it flows. That doesn't sound too smart to me though. Any better ways than that?
Turbo Issues: Assistance Needed
- Thread starter jjm86m
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just pull the ecu fuse out, then hit the key, it wont start but your water pump and oil pump should still pump a little to check their functionality
Sharon Peters
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Thanks Shane02!!! I'll report back my findings
well?
hornsfan10609
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Read the thread, the bearings in the turbo failed, probably due to oil starvation.
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That's a pretty quick fix..
"Runs Out And Gets T-25 Center Cart from Pep-Boys"
"Runs Out And Gets T-25 Center Cart from Pep-Boys"
good news and bad news. Good news is I "fixed" the turbo. Bad news is I improperly "fixed" the car and now the used turbo I picked up is starting to squeal.
Took it to the local mechanic and it's in the process of getting fixed.
I want to go to a GT2860RS but don't have any intentions of going to FMIC. Thoughts?
Took it to the local mechanic and it's in the process of getting fixed.
I want to go to a GT2860RS but don't have any intentions of going to FMIC. Thoughts?
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Why pay the money for a bigger turbo if you don't have plans for heavy modding and you're going to keep the boost low? I just picked up a used stock turbo and Forge WGA for $225 for my d/d MSP.
hornsfan10609
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Why are you not wanting an FMIC? I have an ebay FMIC setup and I couldn't be happier, I never will go back to the stock IC and pipes.
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You should really consider some modifications if going w/a larger turbo. I've put $5k in just parts on my original MSP and I am just now to the point where I want to upgrade the turbo and forge the engine.
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I am returning the one I just bought back to stock. So I will have a FMIC w/BOV (cold pipe) and BPV (hot pipe) setup and a Injen intake
hornsfan10609
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Man that sounds terrible, I hate the stock SMIC and intake.
Story Time: Here is the entire story for anybody who is interested.
- Last year my LSD went out without warning at a stop sign. I had it towed to a mechanic who took about two months to replace the LSD between the time I got it to the shop, hunted down a welded LSD for him, and installed it.
-After I got my car back my turbo went out and started to make noise. At this point there was no correlation between the turbo and the LSD so I picked up a turbo and swapped it out. My mistake was not replacing the oil line because shortly after I got the work done I could feel the turbo wasn't right. As I was doing the work on weekends this took another few months to collect parts as I decided to stick with a GT2554
-Took it to a real turbo specialist who pulled the turbo and found that the oil line was caught between the engine block and the transmission. He quoted me $2K for a new turbo without oil line, gaskets, labor. I said screw it and hunted down a GT2860RS. Again this took way too long because I happened to be the one finding my parts because he decided to overprice his parts. When he found the oil line I should have brought it back to the original shop and complained but I waited till I had all the paper work in hand of the final cost and by that time it was about a year later.
My two faults were not checking the oil line the first time around and not taking the oil line back immediately. As a result the first mechanic says that his warranty was only for 3 months not longer than that. That's an update.
- Last year my LSD went out without warning at a stop sign. I had it towed to a mechanic who took about two months to replace the LSD between the time I got it to the shop, hunted down a welded LSD for him, and installed it.
-After I got my car back my turbo went out and started to make noise. At this point there was no correlation between the turbo and the LSD so I picked up a turbo and swapped it out. My mistake was not replacing the oil line because shortly after I got the work done I could feel the turbo wasn't right. As I was doing the work on weekends this took another few months to collect parts as I decided to stick with a GT2554
-Took it to a real turbo specialist who pulled the turbo and found that the oil line was caught between the engine block and the transmission. He quoted me $2K for a new turbo without oil line, gaskets, labor. I said screw it and hunted down a GT2860RS. Again this took way too long because I happened to be the one finding my parts because he decided to overprice his parts. When he found the oil line I should have brought it back to the original shop and complained but I waited till I had all the paper work in hand of the final cost and by that time it was about a year later.
My two faults were not checking the oil line the first time around and not taking the oil line back immediately. As a result the first mechanic says that his warranty was only for 3 months not longer than that. That's an update.
hornsfan10609
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So the shop that replaced the LSD pinched the turbo oil feed line and caused the turbo to fail? Sounds like you have a good enough case to sue them if they don't make it right.
