z284pwr
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- Oct 21, 2003
This is a problem with the "other" car which is not a DSM, but using DSM for power.... 
I'll first start by outlining the project here...
We just installed a 14B turbo in a custom setup, and after start-up quickly found out that its burning oil real bad. The first thing we thought the problem would be was the oil-return line, we messed up and mounted the turbo below the oil pan, so has to drain-up hill. However, we pulled the return line off and let it run up-hill and verified that it was draining. Next we pulled the return line off the turbo and let it drain straight from the turbo, same result, it didn't flow any more either, so we don't think this is the problem. So now we think its bad seals or its getting more oil that it can drain. The engine runs at ~60 psi and the turbo is plumbed with 3-AN Stainless Steel hose. Is it flooding the turbo with oil?
Some other info: The final attempt we did we realized that oil was flowing out of all parts of the turbo *Compressor Inlet and Outlet, as well as the O2 housing.* After pulling the turbo out and looking at it, the O2 housing was oil soaked along with the Turbine housing. The oil also came out of the compressor inlet and outlet.
I don't know if this is a factor not, but we had non of the plumbing routed, we were just testing to see if it was going to spin or what not. So we had no air-filter plumbing or IC plumbing as well. Would this cause some problems with it? We also have no Exhaust hooked up to the O2 housing to the exhaust was just straight out the O2 housing *very loud* Maybe installing the Plumbing and boosting the engine then take the engine to the exhaust shop and see how bad it'll smoke out the exhaust?
Any ideas are appreciated
I'll first start by outlining the project here...
We just installed a 14B turbo in a custom setup, and after start-up quickly found out that its burning oil real bad. The first thing we thought the problem would be was the oil-return line, we messed up and mounted the turbo below the oil pan, so has to drain-up hill. However, we pulled the return line off and let it run up-hill and verified that it was draining. Next we pulled the return line off the turbo and let it drain straight from the turbo, same result, it didn't flow any more either, so we don't think this is the problem. So now we think its bad seals or its getting more oil that it can drain. The engine runs at ~60 psi and the turbo is plumbed with 3-AN Stainless Steel hose. Is it flooding the turbo with oil?
Some other info: The final attempt we did we realized that oil was flowing out of all parts of the turbo *Compressor Inlet and Outlet, as well as the O2 housing.* After pulling the turbo out and looking at it, the O2 housing was oil soaked along with the Turbine housing. The oil also came out of the compressor inlet and outlet.
I don't know if this is a factor not, but we had non of the plumbing routed, we were just testing to see if it was going to spin or what not. So we had no air-filter plumbing or IC plumbing as well. Would this cause some problems with it? We also have no Exhaust hooked up to the O2 housing to the exhaust was just straight out the O2 housing *very loud* Maybe installing the Plumbing and boosting the engine then take the engine to the exhaust shop and see how bad it'll smoke out the exhaust?
Any ideas are appreciated
