brand new turbo on a rebuilt engine?

[c5 swh]

Im sure ive read on the forum that you should not run a brand new turbo on a new rebuilt engine?

Is this correct?

Would you be ok to run a new turbo if you had a filtered oil line to the turbo?

thanks:cool:

[Kris M]

was gonna say, most people fit an inline filter into the turbo oil feed line....dont want any swarf killing your nice new turbo after afew hundred miles !! :)

[Scoff]

filter it for sure. I can't recommend those bailey in-line (ford) type filters enough. Check the filter after even 100 miles, you'll be amazed at the crap it collects.

[D4WNO]

I'd say just to be sure, make sure you fit new oil, air and fuel filters. Better safe than sorry! Not forgetting fresh engine oil :agree:

[car.crash]

filter it for sure. I can't recommend those bailey in-line (ford) type filters enough. Check the filter after even 100 miles, you'll be amazed at the crap it collects.

i fitted one and i have collected some fairly heavy swarf. engine sounded and run great. should i pull it apart and see whats lost the swarf or could this have been floating around the oil for years?

[c5 swh]

Is this any good? if not can anyone recomend a decent one?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-5-GT-Turbo-braided-oil-feed-with-inline-filter_W0QQitemZ120416430427QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item1c0960e95b&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A2109%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

So has long as i do this it will be ok:) Just dont want to spend all the money on a brand new turbo and ruin it within a few 100 miles:cry:

[TNT ANDY]

Is this any good? if not can anyone recomend a decent one?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Renault-5-GT-Turbo-braided-oil-feed-with-inline-filter_W0QQitemZ120416430427QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item1c0960e95b&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A2109%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

So has long as i do this it will be ok:) Just dont want to spend all the money on a brand new turbo and ruin it within a few 100 miles:cry:


Hi Shane,

A friend of mine got one of these but found the fit a little hit and miss, after initially fitting it felt a little flimsy due to it being made from alloy and you have to be carefull to not overtighten. It did weep a little so he took it off and had a mate machine it down and fitted it with a copper washer and so far so good. It is truewhat everyone says, the gunk collected in the filter is suprising to say the least. I'll be fitting afilter of some type once I'm up and running again.

Scoff - is the Ford one a different type to the one as detailed in the e-bay ad?

AS

[TNT ANDY]

Also - Change the filter regular or it'll eat it'self for other reasons.:agree:

[c5 swh]

thanks for the help.:cool: As anyone got any links to a filter thats worth getting:) do you just add it in line with the hoses or does it come with the hoses?

[car.crash]

i have the mocal one from think auto, its full of swarf and nothing got through it so imo its well worth buying.

[THE MASTER]

if an engine build has been dun propperly there should be no swarf .. end of.. i thank you .......:cool::cool:

[raj]

the pre filter that hose solutions sell saves alot of faffing around trying to get a hose made up, im sure all pre turbo filters need a custom hose made up.!?

[Adam L]

i've seen stacks of hybrids and standard turbo's come in with swarf nested in the cores because people have rebuilt engines. I've been recommending them to customers for a long time now. Most, unfortunatley don't listen, especially when they run expensive rollerbearings...

I went and bought one myself, but at £55 for the setup I bought, it's not cheap. It will however save you well over £200 in rebuild costs.

[Scoff]

if an engine build has been dun propperly there should be no swarf .. end of.. i thank you .......:cool::cool:

well yes, but define properly. I build my engines in my garage, clean and as dust free as the next tidy garage, but still, I collect small amounts of crap on a new build! even if it's a little bit of silicone that's come from the sump - not always metal particles :)

The hose-solutions one doesn't list how tight the filter is, so I couldn't comment on how good it is. The Bailey one is 25 micron and looks exactly right for the job. It comes with 1/8 npt female and male fittings so requires that you have a line made up with a 1/8npt break in it. Demon tweeks used to sell them for 30quid, I've had mine for years, never had a smokey turbo since I started using it. Sure, killed LOTS of thrust bearings, but never a smokey turbo - because there's been no swarf to score stuff. Bearing ware through use is easilly repaired, oil contamination needs the pro's to work their magic.

[Alex]

I have the Hose Solutions line and filter and it's been fine. I recently cleaned the filter out having done a rebuild and a few oil flushes and there was a surprising amount of swarf in it (looked a like black flakes of paint?) My rebuild we done very carefully aswell! :)

[raj]

I have the Hose Solutions line and filter and it's been fine. I recently cleaned the filter out having done a rebuild and a few oil flushes and there was a surprising amount of swarf in it (looked a like black flakes of paint?) My rebuild we done very carefully aswell! :)

my hose solutions one has been fine too, although ive not found any swarf in it. im proper anal when it comes to cleanliness when rebuilding an engine:cartman:

[Sparkie]

you can actually turn the standard OE one way valve into a pre filter.
which is nice... :)