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Oil Supply Line Problems
Posted by JD From LA (more from JD From LA) on Fri, 1 Jul 2005 09:16:53
In Reply to: how old is that turbo?, Jonathan Scupin [Profile/Gallery]
, Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:13:53
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Everyone I know advocates replacing the oil supply line on turbo installations in any car and I agree unless you can have the line professionally cleaned.
The last few inches of the line gets coked up from the radiant turbo heat. Pieces of the hardened deposits can flake off, especially if one does a cursory job of cleaning up the line. The coke particles end up fouling the bearings and seals, causing a failure.
I changed a turbo on a 1983 280ZX and didn't do a thorough job of cleaning the line. The turbo was great for about 30 seconds, then failed. I had to do the whole job again, this time with a brand new supply line.
So unless you're absolutely sure you can clean every single piece of crud out of the supply line, source a brand new replacement.
JD
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Posts in this Thread:
- Oil return line for turbo can spell disaster? (Long), Scott in LA, Thu, 30 Jun 2005 19:15:42
- Re: Oil return line for turbo can spell disaster? (Long), chrisx, Fri, 1 Jul 2005 00:11:52
- Re: Oil return line for turbo can spell disaster? (Lon, SWEDECAR , Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:46:41
- Thanks, Scott in LA, Fri, 1 Jul 2005 09:50:15
- how old is that turbo?, Jonathan Scupin , Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:13:53
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