turbo oil in/out

[strutman]

I know this is a funny question...

can I use the
oil in as oil out
and the oil out as an oil in
on my turbo

what will happen if I do?


also what happens if my oil feed comes from the bottom, and the drain is on the top (i assume this way means another blown turbo)

[Project Protoge]

I'm just going to assume you are wasted. None of those ideas will work.

[strutman]

ha io was just wondering...

see my problem is that i can not turn the exhaust or compressor housings because of the way the wastegate is setup. the oil inlet is on the bottom and the oil drain is on top, this can not be changed.

how can i get that setup to work?

[strutman]

also if something screws up with this garret, can i take my t3 wastegate and put it on my smaller turbo since the wastegate on that one is messed up? or will the t3 wastegate on a smaller turbo act differently?

[Project Protoge]

No the current setup can't work, it will blow smoke right away. You will have to rework the manifold or get a different turbo. It is possible for the wastegate from the t3 to work on the smaller turbo but you will probably have to make a bracket to attach it to the smaller turbo.

[strutman]

I have a custom bracket anyway. the smaller turbo does leak from the oil outlet, i can fix that by tightening it and stuff though, i will have to figure out the whole wastegate problem with the smaller turbo and fix that drain leak, which shouldn't be a big deal.

so with the t3, you are saying i should take it back to the junkyard since I have a 30 day warranty. tell them the seal is bad or something so I get my money back?

[strutman]

oh! this leads me to the reason why my smaller turbo was messed up in the first place. the smaller one is ideal, if the wastegate situation was solved.

you know the piece that the wastegate hooks to? the flapper piece that fits inside the circular hole in the stick on the wastegate (yes i dunno terms)

if that is straight up and down, wastegate is open right? no boost? if it is angled toward the wastegate, then that means it's closed, so boost occurs. am i correct? i think my car was getting zero boost when i had it hooked up because the wastegate was bolted on in such a way where that flap on the outside of the turbo was always straight up and down, which would mean the gate is open and not boosting. I need to put it in a location so it can point toward the wastegate so when the pressure builds up it pushes the little lever switch thing straight up and down in order to open the gate and stop or hold boost. am i correct? does this make sense. Could that be why i wasn't boosting, the gate was stuck open?

[Kitty]

Epic thread is epic.

[Henchman]

Freaking Matt, bumping one of the worst threads evar.

[Turpro]

Freaking Matt, bumping one of the worst threads evar.

No ****. *hits closed button*