xr6t_ute Donating Members 2,281 Member For: 17y 4m 25d Gender: Male Location: south east suburbs Posted 29/03/13 02:36 AM Share Posted 29/03/13 02:36 AM Engine oil pressure shouldnt be taken from where yours is though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkey91 Member 57 Member For: 12y 2m 30d Posted 29/03/13 02:44 AM Author Share Posted 29/03/13 02:44 AM It gets oil flow. But its cold idle. Im gonna warm it up. Then check again for oil flow. The gauge atm is fluctuating from 20-15 psi. Slowly going lower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkey91 Member 57 Member For: 12y 2m 30d Posted 29/03/13 03:02 AM Author Share Posted 29/03/13 03:02 AM At running temp the gauge reads 0 psi idle. But theres still the same amount of oil flow. So turbo gets oil... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_4.0 Member 1,096 Member For: 13y 10m Posted 29/03/13 06:27 AM Share Posted 29/03/13 06:27 AM Perhaps a bad tune is cooking the bearings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkey91 Member 57 Member For: 12y 2m 30d Posted 29/03/13 06:48 AM Author Share Posted 29/03/13 06:48 AM how can I find out if that's the issue?could it not have been a sh*tty turbo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 1m 27d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 29/03/13 09:45 AM Share Posted 29/03/13 09:45 AM are you sure the original filter was removed? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkey91 Member 57 Member For: 12y 2m 30d Posted 29/03/13 10:36 AM Author Share Posted 29/03/13 10:36 AM yeah 100% sure, I personally destroyed the little filter in memory of the first turbo. its definitely not in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_4.0 Member 1,096 Member For: 13y 10m Posted 29/03/13 11:47 AM Share Posted 29/03/13 11:47 AM Hook an EGT sensor to your exhaust. That will tell you if your cooking your turbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1PERFORMANCE Donating Members 104 Member For: 15y 8m 6d Gender: Male Location: VIC Posted 29/03/13 01:12 PM Share Posted 29/03/13 01:12 PM (edited) check oil drain pipe - it is just as important. Edited 29/03/13 01:13 PM by F1PERFORMANCE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_4.0 Member 1,096 Member For: 13y 10m Posted 30/03/13 12:09 AM Share Posted 30/03/13 12:09 AM Very good point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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