right i've done an engine rebuild and its going in at the weekend. Question is this, i wanna clean up the turbo, to get rid of the years of crap and am thinking of gunking it up inside and out, then power washing it, then dry with girlfriends hairdryer
then use some engine oil pour it through the top oil feed and spin the compressor to lube it up
Before someone says the turbo is of the car
what do you reckon?
a recipee for disaster pouring cleaning substances into a turbo and blasting it with waterOriginally Posted by TrixNFlix
right i've done an engine rebuild and its going in at the weekend
Before someone says the turbo is of the car
what do you reckon?
id leave it, most probs is quite happy in all its grease and ****.. it will feel naked with out it and blow up
ok guys u win
clean it with WD40 inside and out and then lube it before it goes on the car??
although you dont want a stray bit of crap going in there do you
This is the thing, the slightest bit of mess or swarf in there will screw the turbo beyond relief. This is why you run an air filter with a turbo, it keeps the particles away from the compressor vanes. Oh and rather than use WD40, why not run engine oil through it before giving the compressor wheel a spin instead? Just always remember how sensitive turbos are...and how expensive they are to replace, lol
...I'm becoming a geek now, I need to dump Adam
Dump him to atmosphere or re-circ ??
As miss Dawno says whatever you do don't get anything inside. If its mucky inside it wont matter/hurt it anyway..
The outside of the compressor housing can be cleaned though, even polished if your bufty. No point doing the exhaust housing though. I definitely wouldn't be pressure washing it that's a recipe for disaster.
Block all visible holes properly before doing any cleaning, make sure no crap gets in. Id take the compressor housing off to clean it myself, if you have the tools its far safer.
PMSL, best response to a post...EVER!!Dump him to atmosphere or re-circ ??
gonna have a quick look at it now and maybe run a bit of oil through it and bolt it back on engine. only 3 days before i get to put it back in car and drive it woooo
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Dont jinx it...whiney slim...
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to be fair im half expecting this as nothing surprises me with this ca r
ah u know it wont blow up
Oh dear, i'll be forwarding all my pm's to you now.This is the thing, the slightest bit of mess or swarf in there will screw the turbo beyond relief. This is why you run an air filter with a turbo, it keeps the particles away from the compressor vanes. Oh and rather than use WD40, why not run engine oil through it before giving the compressor wheel a spin instead? Just always remember how sensitive turbos are...and how expensive they are to replace, lol
...I'm becoming a geek now, I need to dump Adam
I'd think about using an inline filter too, if you've just rebuilt the engine...
Ordered last week from hose solutionsI'd think about using an inline filter too, if you've just rebuilt the engine...
How did you get on?
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[QUOTE]How did you get on?/QUOTE]
Well progress was slow as i only managed to get hold of an engine crane on sunday. My car is situated 25 miles away so my runaround aka the mouse had the pleasure of grafting like a bitch!
Oooooh, you never mentioned you were building a rear-engined Fiat!
[QUOTE]Oooooh, you never mentioned you were building a rear-engined Fiat! /QUOTE]
Ha ha , well as soon as me and my mate hauled it in we thought the same thing,
maybe in the future, just got to much on with working 6 days a week, trying to get this damn car running and also renovating my house while living in it
This is how it currently stands
Just gotta wrap elbow put a few more water hoses on and should be ready. will try to get it done after work this week if i have the motivation.Whiiiiiiiizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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tiny tim cross your fingers for me
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