hi-flow will make the turbo pull harder up top,
heath ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 7:56 PM Subject: Re: no back pressure detrimental to suspect turbo seals? > Everyone I ask for recommendations on turbos all point me in the > direction of Cooma Diesel Repairs in Fyshwick, so I guess that's pretty > much it for the ACT?? > Phone quote of $450 to re-kit T3 (bearings and seals I imagine, extra > if shaft play is excessive) + $270 for hi-flow. Now everyone says > "yeah, man hi-flow it" - but no point if I running near standard boost > is there? My last Dyno tune measured 10.3 PSI, engine management is > fully programmable Haltech, but I haven't done a hard run yet to assess > what duty load the injectors are on. Non-intercooled so that is the > priority before anything else and obviously needed before any more > boost. > > > On Tuesday, January 27, 2004, at 01:22 PM, Cleary Signs wrote: > > > we had a similar problem with our diesel turbo, it was the PCV valve. > > white/blue normally means turbo. > > > > heath > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: tobias walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 11:37 AM > > Subject: RE: no back pressure detrimental to suspect turbo seals? > > > > > >> well my ute "had" 3.5 off the back of the turbo mandrel bent "hi" > >> flow cat > >> dumped before the diff and I never had such a problem \ > >> > >> > >> > >>> From: Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> Subject: no back pressure detrimental to suspect turbo seals? > >>> Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 01:48:01 +1100 > >>> > >>> I removed my restrictive muffler, so my FJ20ET was running an almost > >>> full-length, but unrestricted exhaust today. Go for a 10 min drive > >>> not > > over > >>> 3.5k rpms and back in the driveway and after sitting there idling > >>> there's > >>> clouds of white/blue smoke out the exahust. Shit i thought, no back > >>> pressure has stuffed the turbo. > >>> > >>> The motor has been known to blow a little blue smoke now and again I > >>> thought previously this was valve stem seals, but most people advise > >>> it's > >>> probably turbo oils seals. Anyway after few minutes the smoking > >>> stops. If > > I > >>> shut down and wait 10 mins there's no smoke on start-up. Is this oil > >>> from > >>> the turbo feed getting into the turbo and burning off? I mean it is > >>> an > >>> excessive amount of smoke - no smoke t when I'm actually driving, > >>> tho I > >>> didn't drive away whilst it was pluming. 20 mins later I went for > >>> another > >>> spin - up to 5.5 k rpms no smoke on run - then heaps when idling > >>> down in > >>> drive way again. Didn't do this when the muffler was on, and I'll > >>> put it > >>> back tomorrow and see if there's any difference. > >>> > >>> Mark > >>> 1600/FJ20ET > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> Get less junk mail with ninemsn Premium. Click here > >> http://ninemsn.com.au/premium/landing.asp > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
