PTE SCM 50 trim install complete

[droptopgst]

What a bisch this pte install became. This is the 3rd turbo I installed on the car and figured it would be a snap to install, boy was I wrong. Well to start things off, I broke 2 of the turbo bolts trying to get the old one out. Then I saw that the oil return line uses bigger bolts than the stock one did. So now 4 bolts down and 11pm I have nowhere to get these friggen bolts till morning.

Next day, I get the bolts, and think everything is going to go good and the water pipe is hitting, well a few taps and that baby is outta the way as well as the bolt that I had to grind down. Try to slide that baby in and that som um a bisch is hitting the fan. Out came the drimmel and let the fan choppin begin!! got er all cut out and finally it fits in nicely. Try to put on the intake and what do ya know, it wont fit. Ingen intake is much smaller than turbo inlet. Head to Lowes and get a rubber cuppler that goes from 2"-3" and shes crammed in there tight. Thinking that I am all done I start to put the oil and coolant in. What else but the coolant is leaking from where the coolant pipe connects to the t-stat housing. I had a gasket for that on hand and that was an easy fix.

Test drive time.... made it about 200 feet POW (intercooler piping) (car next to me thinks im shootin at them) bring-er back and weld dem bisches together. no more hose to pop off now!

All said and done, well not exactly, my front 02 sensor reads 0 all the time, gotta get a new one of them. and I also think my exhaust manifold is leaking now.

I must say that even with this not spooling to 20psi, by 4,000 rpms and all of these other problems, this sucka pulls harder @ 18psi than my 18g did @22.

I also installed a bigger intake I bought from someone on these sites, lets just say the quality is not exactly what the picture looks like nor is it what I was expecting. (Paid $75 for $10 worth of Lowes cupplers and a 3" chunk of exhaust pipe) O well you learn.

All and all its worth it now that its done. Now just gotta get it tuned up and were off to the races!!!

 

[44pirate]

When I installed mine, it sure was a tight fit too But sometimes a tight fitter feels so much better Your gonna like it when you get her all tuned in.

 

[92awddsm]

Then I saw that the oil return line uses bigger bolts than the stock one did. So now 4 bolts down and 11pm I have nowhere to get these friggen bolts till morning.

Next day, I get the bolts, and think everything is going to go good and the water pipe is hitting, well a few taps and that baby is outta the way as well as the bolt that I had to grind down. Try to slide that baby in and that som um a bisch is hitting the fan. Out came the drimmel and let the fan choppin begin!! got er all cut out and finally it fits in nicely. Try to put on the intake and what do ya know, it wont fit. Ingen intake is much smaller than turbo inlet. Head to Lowes and get a rubber cuppler that goes from 2"-3" and shes crammed in there tight.

Are you sure you were ready for this turbo? These complaints you have are common knowledge and if you had researched beforehand, you would have known this.

 

[yangtech]

lets see some pictures...

 

[EnticivEclipse]

is the turbo new?

whered u get it?

price?

divider cut or uncut?

 

[Burnett03]

did you guys clock your PTE's? I never had a problem. It fit fine and i didnt have to dent the pipe, etc.

 

[slickster]

I think 1g's have a little more room to play with then 2g's. had to clock mine some to clear the motormount for the cold exit elbow.

 

[droptopgst]

Are you sure you were ready for this turbo? These complaints you have are common knowledge and if you had researched beforehand, you would have known this.

Well I actually did research first. I have done a few turbo swaps but did not plan on breaking mani/turbo bolts considering I just had them out less than 2 years ago. As far as the other bolt that I did not have, I specifically asked "what else do I need to install this"? and their reply was "nothing, everything will be there"

The install was not that bad, just more things when wrong than I planned. The bolts that hold the oil return line were bigger than the ones that were on the stock turbo and the new turbo did not come with them. I must say that the biggest problem was doing this @ 11pm and not having any place to get parts until the morning

The turbo was a new PTE SCM 50 trim paid $900 tatal. I like it so far and think it was a good price.

 

[bwhughey]

Gentlemen:

This concerns an SCM-5027E I just purchased for a 1G AWD from Dejon, so it seems on-topic. If it doesn't qualify, I'm sure admonishment is forthcoming.

The Dejon site lists an NT coolant pipe, which I ordered:

"The Garrett center section is oil (not water) cooled and the 1g water pipe's boss for the turbo water line interferes with the T04B compressor housing - So 89-94's need the following (no picture). "

The NT pipe arrived today, and low and behold, there's no nipple on the NT pipe to connect the filter-housing-based oil cooler. I figure since the Garrett center relies on oil cooling, the oil cooler is a good thing to keep. Interestingly enough, there are no provisions in the Dejon kit for addressing either the keeping, shunting, or blocking of this line. I'd consider an external oil cooler, but the oil feed is being used by the turbo now! I assume a short bolt with hi-temp RTV can plug the old turbo oil source line, which again, was not addressed in the install kit?

Anyone else face these problems?

Yours In DSM Boost,

Brad >-)

 

[droptopgst]

Na just dented the stock pipe, and ran the hose from one nipple to the other. No leaks and no problems. Runs great so far!

 

[myblack98gst]

yup I kept the stock 1g turbo water pipe.

I took the line off the bottom cut it about 2" away from the fitting and bent it over double. then I used a mini torch and filled the line up with rosin solder.. and put the stub back on the water line. I have yet to have the first issue with doing it this way.

 

[never2muchBoost]

yea, 50 trim install was a biotch, needed to hammer the shit out of the water pipe, clock it just right, and buy a slim fan.

 

[VEX]

Hey guys, thought I would chime in too. I just got installing, for the most part, my SCM 6152E. It is a definitely tight fit. I ended up picking a N/T coolant pipe from the junkyard that worked out perfectly. I've got two slim line fans so I didn't have any issues with clearance with the fans.

A couple of questions I do have for you guys though. What did you guys end up using for your oil return line? I talked to a local guy and was told that (2) 45 degree AN fittings would work out. I made my oil return line out of this using -10AN line and boy does it have a kink. I'm using the Nylon rather than the SS braided outer sheath. Has everyone been successful with this or are you guys using something else? Also, just for curiosity sake, what length of AN line are you using? To even get mine to fit, I had to use probably 8 inches or so.