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the problems u had when ur motor went dry? mines been doing this for about a year so im kinda clueless except im almost 100 its something to do with oil.
what should i look for with regards to the return line?
what should i look for with regards to the return line?
#4880
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Just make sure it goes as vertical as possible up to turbo. FOr example like this \ insteadof like this L. If that makes any sense lol. I also have like a stem, inside line, that comes out of pan and makes sure no dip in line. Its also possible to clog return if your on incline, all oil goes to back of pan, blocks the return opening( believe this was solved with new oil pan. Think about it, if the return bung is blocked with oil, the returning oil is never gonna make it back into pan, just gonna back up and burn up in turbo. My extremely low oil level would have never happened on the street, I check levels everyday. But when I went and beat on it on autox, oil slooshes around and could very easily cause a situation that would never happen on street. Sorry for the rambling thought process
#4881
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my car..
with these..
05-09 Chevrolet Cobalt B&G Suspension Lowering Springs
and these..
Drag DR-19 custom rims
my car..
with these..
05-09 Chevrolet Cobalt B&G Suspension Lowering Springs
and these..
Drag DR-19 custom rims
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#4887
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So i figured out what killed my ebay turbo... Like an idiot i used RTV to seal the threads on the ecotec oil feed adapter to the block instead of pipe tape since it was missing out of my tool box. It must have smushed some out in the block a little, then over the last month broke free. I run a .050 oil restrictor to keep oil pressure in the turbo down, well the RTV found that hole and starved the turbo for oil. The turbo wouldve still been alive had i not tried to cut a corner.
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yea brags that makes complete sense thanks again. hopefully ill be able to get under there this weekend, i need to do an oil change so thats a good time to check out the line.
@07cobaltguy... aww damn sorry to hear about that, u should do a how to on rebuilding the ebay turbo with the rebuild kit. ive heard a few people doing this but not really sure what it all entails
@07cobaltguy... aww damn sorry to hear about that, u should do a how to on rebuilding the ebay turbo with the rebuild kit. ive heard a few people doing this but not really sure what it all entails
#4891
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yea brags that makes complete sense thanks again. hopefully ill be able to get under there this weekend, i need to do an oil change so thats a good time to check out the line.
@07cobaltguy... aww damn sorry to hear about that, u should do a how to on rebuilding the ebay turbo with the rebuild kit. ive heard a few people doing this but not really sure what it all entails
@07cobaltguy... aww damn sorry to hear about that, u should do a how to on rebuilding the ebay turbo with the rebuild kit. ive heard a few people doing this but not really sure what it all entails
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Ecotec Front Cover w/Oil Pump 12637040
ordered. hopefully this helps. i guess it wouldntbe the first time i bought something that didnt help lol.
ordered. hopefully this helps. i guess it wouldntbe the first time i bought something that didnt help lol.
#4900
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you don't have to spend so much money on a interceptor.I bought a ELM327 OBD2 blue tooth reader and use the APP Torque.$15 on the ELM327 and $5 for torque and then a couple bucks on a cell phone mount.It shows every PID.I have mine on IAT1,Timing advance,and Knock Retard.It also reads codes,erase codes,data logs,shows monitor status,all sorts of cool things.I love it.