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- Jun 24, 2008
Im going to furthur inspect all the lines, they all look fairly new , but I will check again to be safe.
FYI.........An engineer told me some time ago that WD-40 stands for "water displacement" not so much for rusty bolts.
PB is a true "penetrating" material as is liquid wrench.
Replacing the oil feed line is also recommended with any turbo change. Especially if you still have the original one on there.
The line looks pretty good , I may remove it and clean it to be safe. Whats the easiest way to test for oil supply at the turbo before starting the car? Ive heard disconnecting the orange wire at the battery and giving it some cranks until oil is seen coming out, is that correct?
That will do it.
I once had a turbo go bad within a few months after a complete overhaul. My warranty claim was denied because I didn't replace the oil feed line when installing the turbo. After reading through all the documents that came with the turbo, I found the small print saying the oil feed line must be replaced.I just always clean mine out with brake clean when it's off and use again. If you don't have any coking issues inside the feed, then you really don't need to replace it. I'm not doubting it's recommended though.
I pretty sure Gbodyparts has them. I would wait until their website is back up or call before heading down.I live about a little over an hour from Gbodyparts I may ride up there.
The turbo I'm installing is a TE44 hasnt been rebuilt to my knowledge but was told it had low miles on it.
Is a little shaft play normal? When i grab my stock turbo compressor wheel it doesnt move in and out at all and spins nice. When i grab the te44s it moves in and out a little and spins nice as well.