Storing new turbo??

[dalatinromeo]

Bought a new turbo a month ago. I don't have all the parts to install yet. I still need a few gaskets and lines. I won't be able to pruchase them for another two three weeks though.

So is there anything I should do with the turbo to store it. It has never been used its BRAND NEW. Or just keep it in a dry safe place so nothing gets in or near the turbo.

 

[Supa Dexta]

Yeah its fine, keep it covered up somewheres out of the way. No different sitting there then sitting on a shelf somewheres waiting to be bought.

 

[dalatinromeo]

Cool thanks alot.

 

[daren_p]

Yes, nothing special just keep it covered or tape up the coolent & oil passages to keep foreign objects out. Other then that, just pick it up every couple of days to spin the wheels & make turbo noises

 

[Defiant]

The perfect answer is the anti-corrosion paper meant for wrapping and storing hardware susceptible to corrosion (water pumps and similar items often come wrapped in it). But for less than a year, just put it in your closet. Out in the shop, it's liable to heat and cool, gather moisture in the process, and start rusting its steel parts.

 

[->PrOjEcTGS<-]

A light coating of WD-40 will do the trick. You could check it every couple of days to make sure it's still got a good layer on it. Or as a precautionary measure soak a rag in WD-40 and stuff one into all ends of the turbo and tape it all off that way any moist air will be absorbed by the WD soaked rag.When I rebuilt my trans I cleaned all the parts with brake clean and then I coated all the parts I was going to reuse with WD-40 and the other ones I just tossed aside. Since the brake clean dries everything up so well those non-reused parts are now starting to have rust pits in them while all the others look perfect.

 

[turboglenn]

The lube that's in the turbo when it's built will keep it in good shape. Just keep it in the house and you'll be fine. I have a brand new turbo (never installed but 5 years old) and its been sitting on my living room shelf for the whole 5 years and still looks just like it did the day it was put together

 

[DSMunknown]

And I would have thought a vacuum controlled enviroment would have been the best bet.

 

[wishihadatalon]

Yes, nothing special just keep it covered or tape up the coolent & oil passages to keep foreign objects out. Other then that, just pick it up every couple of days to spin the wheels & make turbo noises

I do that with my gt42 every once in a while. It is fun for a minute and then I get depressed because my car is a long way from being completed