cypher0117 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 About a week ago I installed a turbo blanket and FP turbo oil feed line. Since then I have been going through oil like nobody's business. I have checked and double checked that my connections to the oil feed line are tight and not leaking. I Took off my IC and found it to have a nice film of oil inside. There is a small pool of oil on the throttle body hose. This was after about 1 week, 150ish miles and 3/4 of a quart of oil. I'm thinking my turbo is cooked. It has 80k on it . Anyone else have any insights as to what the issue could be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowGT Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Are you sure that the intake piping was clean before the line install? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Pcv? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypher0117 Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 I was reading through one of the BNR turbo thread and was reading people were stacking washers to get a good seal on the FP oil feed line at the turbo. Since doing this my oil seems to be staying in my engine. I'll have to update after more miles as I've only driven ~130 miles since putting another washer on the banjo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx045 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 compression? ringland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypher0117 Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 those are evil words... BUT I think it is a good idea to do before I add more power. It has been running nice and strong though. I assume a standard compression gauge from autozone will work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx045 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 never know, turbo's arent the only thing that can consume oil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypher0117 Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 With the drive by wire, will the throttle body open up all the way while cranking if I put the pedal to the floor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Possibly, but it is better to use something to hold the throttle open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypher0117 Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 well I attempted a compression check. Was scratching my head as to why I was only getting 50psi and only that for a fraction of a second. Turns out the compression gauge kit I got from Oreilly's Auto leaks bad. Tested with my bike pump . Anyways, since adding that second copper washer on the turbo oil banjo bolt, it doesn't appear to be losing any oil. I've driven 150 miles (at which point I noticed the loss of oil just over a half quart before. Another thing was my plugs were only gapped to .025" . I regapped them to .029". I added pictures of the plugs, they look a little white to me but could that be the smaller than spec gap? #1 http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/Cypher0117/lgt/101_5878.jpg #2 http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/Cypher0117/lgt/101_5880.jpg #3 http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/Cypher0117/lgt/101_5879.jpg #4 http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/Cypher0117/lgt/101_5881.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmx045 Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 it's not a good idea to self gap iridiums because the electrode is very delicate. those plugs look decent, not bad. over time the gap can either open or close, open from erosion or close from carbon buildup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypher0117 Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 well i'd rather not touch the plugs again to re-(un)gap them. They are sitting on my bench waiting for my motor to cool off some so I don't sweat buckets over it putting them back in. I was very meticulous and delicate as could be when I did gap them though thanks for the quick reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 You would usually know if you broke an electrode. But it is not recommended to open the gap. Closing it is easy. .025 is not that bad. If it is a built motor, that is about right. .028 is standard. Color could be worse. You want a slight mocha color in a perfect world. Ever so slight. Lean is where the power is at. Glad a double washer seems to have stopped any seepage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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