98 Talon 420A turbo

[Gmosiman]

This is the Build Thread for 98 Talon 420A turbo. Reply below.

 

[That Eclipse Guy alt]

Nice idea! Just need to paint those quarter panels and front bumper.

 

[That Eclipse Guy alt]

Nice idea! Just need to paint those quarter panels and front bumper.

 

[Gmosiman]

Yeah! That's all in due time, gotta start it first

 

[That Eclipse Guy alt]

yep!

 

[JeffGS-T97]

Neat set up and the turbo is a good size. I had a 420a I wanted to turbo in my teens I always like seeing these engines boosted, I used to day dream constantly about putting one in.

 

[Gmosiman]

Neat set up and the turbo is a good size. I had a 420a I wanted to turbo in my teens I always like seeing these engines boosted, I used to day dream constantly about putting one in.

Yeah, if I'm honest, I've always liked looking at an eclipse or talon but never thought I'd own one in a million years. But I do. And it's been a pain... as of the time of this reply, my build is going backwards gotta pull the engine again for a bad seal, cracked oil pump or something like it

 

[Gmosiman]

So as of last night 9/29/21, the engine starts, it runs, it steams, and it leaks everywhere.
I guess 2 of my fuel lines were loose. Those were easy fixes. I have a leak in my clutch line somewhere, haven't found it yet. It's slow but still makes my trans dirty. Possibly a leak from my trans. Can't tell with the clutch leak as the break fluid and the trans fluid are the both clear.
And the bad news..... I lost about 2 quarts of oil out of the passenger side(front/ belt side) of the engine in about a minute of running. I suppose it's a big issue with my crank seal or my oil pump.

At this point all the little problem that I usually fix with little frustration have become one big ball of frustration and this oil leak is pushing me close to selling it. I don't want to give up but it's so much time I've invested and I have to backtrack so much
Gutted

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

Your trans fluid is clear? I could see what you mean if the brake fluid is aged and yellow, similar to engine oil that many run in the NVT-350. But as far as I know there are no clear fluids compatible with the NVT-350. You might want to check that and change the fluid if it's the case.

 

[Gmosiman]

It's a red tint but mostly clear, and you can't see the red tint in small amounts.
It's redline mt-60. It is compatible, I triple checked. I was very nervous to put the wrong stuff in