Coolant to turbo nessassary?

[Robby Camero]

Looking for some comments on eliminating the coolant lines for the turbo center section.

I just picked up a Frank 3/20G hybrid turbo and it has a mitsubishi center cection similar to a 16g. While removing my big 16g I accidently kinked the coolant line which comes from the water pipe along the block. After trying to bend it back to shape, it cracked and now it is useless.

I was told by a very reliable and knowlegable source that the temp of the oil going into the turbo is at the most only 20 degrees hotter than the coolant and wont make much of a difference or hurt my turbo at all if I didnt run coolant. He also stated most turbos are oil cooled only anyways. Any comments to support or argue this information given to me?

Now putting a plug in the water pipe and lower t-stat housing would be pretty easy of a fix. So would just replacing the line but If it doesnt need to be there, I'll 86 them.

Thanx for the help inadvance

 

[Defiant]

God no. Saw-off the water line at the crack, and replace it with a piece of heater hose until you can get or have a new (nice and braided) one made.

 

[Enigma_Man]

While there are turbos that are not water-cooled, I have to imagine that if a turbo calls for water cooling, you ought to water cool it.

Do you want to risk your turbo?

Also, stop being a cheap-butt, and get yourself a new water pipe, duh.

-Jesse

 

[Ben K]

Go ahead and run it dry, you won't have any problems.

 

[Robby Camero]

First of all, I am not F*#king cheap! I dont hesitate at all to pay for something that is nessasary and usually pay more for the upgrade.

I realize Misu put the lines to the turbo with coolant for some reason or another, BUT they do some times over engineer things and I see veteran DSMers not using coolant here and there. The person who told be the info in my first post has been around these cars for a long long time and I trust his opinion. He isnt using coolant and he has almost the same turbo as me. I just wanted some second opinions. I'll most likely manufactur a braided line for some bling factor.

Thanx for the input.