RAMBIRKETT
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Great work again!
Wooh not long to first start now!
Great work again!
Having the turbo feed from the bottom will increase the oil pressure on the seals, this I would have thought will cause them to fail quickly.
Ive never seen a turbo with bottom feed oil pressure, cant see why it wouldnt work, but maybe worth ringing one of the turbo reman people and see if they have any views
Only issue I can see is the oil around the floating bearing cant drain back so could leak past the shaft and into the intake.
No me neither, Thinking I may leave it be and keep an eye on it, First sign of oil and flip it back or buy another and put it the right way around.
A HX35 is on the list so wouldn't bother me to much, Provided no other damage happens.
Is it worth the risk of having a runaway with that beast.
I have seen a turbo jet being made and tested, this used an untested second hand turbo that showed no sign of oil seals leaking before hand.
The oil feed was plumbed into the bottom and the out was in the top.
Now this did not run be was spun up for a short time in which the seals passed oil.
For this reason I would not leave yours as it is.
Done with the engine crane Aaron, will get mine running hopefully tomozz then MOT's thurs/Fri and fingers crossed drop it back at the weekend. Cheers been a life saver!
As above, worst case, will be engine runaway if the oil builds up in the turbo and gets sucked through the seals. I have just had this on a VW camper with a passat TD motor with a poor turbo drain.
I wouldn't like to try stalling that in 5th to get the engine to stop!!
Congrats on the job, I think...
I thought you got a cooler with the engine ?
As much as I hate it, It's money, Same job as before, Just he's got work now.
Couple of weeks in Leeds then off to Birmingham, Oh the joy.
I did, But it f*cking huge
Aaron, was there nowhere else where that air cylinder could have gone? Maybe between the rear cross members where the TD5 fuel tank would go??
be reet just modify the front of the 90 a little and fit a big ARB bullbar to cover it up
Aaron, it's really coming along. It'll be interesting to see a complete to do list at the end of it though...
Aaron, was there nowhere else where that air cylinder could have gone? Maybe between the rear cross members where the TD5 fuel tank would go??