turbo question Options

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would it be alright to run with only the throttle body side connected and the turbo side not connected...to the intercooler i would say??i dont know but i haven't got the turbo or the snail shell side piping done and i was planning just to start my car up...would it be alright of would i just say no and leave it till..and just wait till i got everything hooked up..

[playr158]

no?

just wait till its all hooked up

[nik]

if you connect the outlet part of the "snail" to the intake thats a hot air set you can run the car on a low 4 psi setting but put a filter on the intake part of the "snail" the center piece its always better to run the set up with it hooked up to the intercooler why are you wanting to start it up before its done?

[RUNNIN-LOW]

just to see any leakage..cause everything is to compact in...but yeah i think ill wait..would anything happen if i do thought???

[darksecret]

Make sure it's filtered, drag cars run that way though.

[nik]

just to see any leakage..cause everything is to compact in...but yeah i think ill wait..would anything happen if i do thought???
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i wont drive it but yes you can hook it up like that and get oil to the turbo and check for leaks but you'll have to re check once the intercooler is hooked up

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ok now my turbo is not spooling..or the fan isn't spinning..at idle...any thing i should know or do..i have ran the coolant lines but im planning to put a oil cooler in...is there a problem if one of the coolant line hole aren't plugged up..its just wide open..could that be a problem.???

[mark_426]

mmmm it doesnt spool at idle? What about when you rev it?

[darksecret]

It's not boosting at idle.

[playr158]

you shouldnt be boosting at idle you should be in "vaccum"

[presure2]

i have ran the coolant lines but im planning to put a oil cooler in...is there a problem if one of the coolant line hole aren't plugged up..its just wide open..could that be a problem.???

im assuming you meant that you HAVENT run the coolant lines?
if so that is a BIG no no.
the turbo NEEDS coolant, to COOL it. lol
as far as it not boosting at idle it wont. like player said, you will be in vacum @ idle.

[nik]

yeah the coolant and or oil line should be primed ( crank the motor over with unplug spark plugs to to force oil through the lines) if you run a turbo with no lubrication you'll burn it out quick and do damage to the seals in the turbo

[RUNNIN-LOW]

ok guys you got me all wrong is the fan suppost to spin at idle..just spin not boosting or any of that stuff..hummm..yeah im getting to the coolant thing i just need to get all the piping done first then thats when ill do it..but does the fan spin at idle..cause my old turbo the t25 fan spins at idle..then when i push on the gas it spins even faster...get it now..

[RUNNIN-LOW]

ok guys you got me all wrong is the fan suppost to spin at idle..just spin not boosting or any of that stuff..hummm..yeah im getting to the coolant thing i just need to get all the piping done first then thats when ill do it..but does the fan spin at idle..cause my old turbo the t25 fan spins at idle..then when i push on the gas it spins even faster...get it now..oh its not vacumming at idle..the fan just sits there..

[RUNNIN-LOW]

oh its not vacumming at idle..the fan just sits there..

[red_94gts]

oh its not vacumming at idle..the fan just sits there..
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your fan? do you mean your fan by the rad? i think that only turns on when your engine is hot?

[CelicaST18]

I think he is talking about the compressor wheel inside the turbo. I would say that it should spin a little at idle. It would have to be a prety big turbo not to spin AT ALL at idle. Your bearings may be dried out, or bad. I was working with a brand new turbo not to long ago and the compressor wheel did not spin freely, so i took it apart and oiled up the bearings and it is fine now. Keep in mind this was a brand new turbo that had been sitting around for a few months. The problem could be worse on your turbo, or there is just simply not enough exhaust flow at idle to spin the turbo.

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i think your right celicast18 but im not sure the turbo was hardly used and yeah...the compressor wheel should spin right.. i dont know im lost it just a regular ct-26 on a celica gt????oh and yeah the turbo was sitting for about a month but in a room that was air tight..what ive known it that if a turbo gets too much air while off the car it starts to rush...

[nik]

i would get some syn oil running through it and take it for a little low boost drive let the turbo heat up might break loose anything stuck in there then in about 1000 or change the oil again. wheni first did my set up i did oil changes at 500 , 1000, 1500 then 3000