Subject	Time well spent, new lines for sure!
Posted by	Turbodog (CT) on June 24, 2014 at 6:30 AM
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In Reply To	Final Turbo Failure Analysis (long with pics) posted by OverZealous (CT) on June 23, 2014 at 10:33 PM
Message	And yes it's important the drains don't act like traps, the turbos need the PCV system to stay alive as well. When you install the new ones they should never hold any oil, clock the centers as needed.
Follow Ups	Final Turbo Failure Analysis (long with pics) - OverZealous (CT) 22:33:44 06/23/14 Well done on your analysis - ttsmokin 23:12:49 06/23/14 Time well spent, new lines for sure! - Turbodog (CT) 06:30:53 06/24/14 Good find. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 07:41:03 06/24/14 Very nice, thaks for sharing! (n/m) - rcmadness 08:59:17 06/24/14 I wonder how the flexible stainless lines compare - ZXoltan 10:28:46 06/24/14 Are you gonna continue to use the oe lines or change to ss - TTZ2NV(EPTmotorsports) 10:34:09 06/24/14 I don't know yet. - OverZealous (CT) 12:45:57 06/24/14 The flexible lines are layerered - BlackholeZ 12:17:48 06/24/14 I used braided oil and water lines on the track car - Turbodog (CT) 12:29:30 06/24/14 What heat sleeves did you use? (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 12:47:45 06/24/14 Re: What heat sleeves did you use? - Turbodog (CT) 06:27:47 06/26/14 Very helpful. Thanks! (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 14:16:36 06/26/14 Geez that's pretty bad. Glad I installed new lines on mine. (n/m) - Evan_Wright (Ca) 12:00:55 06/24/14 Nice find. Boy am I glad that I did not re-use my - ZXRider 12:43:35 06/24/14 What heat shielding do you recommend for the tube? - OverZealous (CT) 12:52:11 06/24/14 Great find. Another thing for those that haven't done the - MixManMash 13:28:55 06/24/14 Is this an old Service Bulletin issue? - not4resaleZ 13:41:02 06/24/14 Yep! WOW!! - OverZealous (CT) 19:14:39 06/24/14 The difference in those two pictures appears to be - MixManMash 08:48:37 06/25/14 these are both pictures of the passenger side - Zvil (FL) 16:18:37 06/25/14 I figured this HAD to have come up at some time (n/m) - LJZTT 22:58:19 06/24/14 Bookmarked!!! (n/m) - 300ZMang 12:38:25 06/25/14 Wow, that really was like a heart attack! (n/m) - RAGTPZ 14:14:04 06/24/14 Nicely done Sherlock, nicely done (n/m) - zgene4 15:08:22 06/24/14 I dont understand how the lines could "coke up" and the - LJZTT 18:37:37 06/24/14 Turbos are water cooled, oil lines are left to radiate - zgene4 19:11:21 06/24/14 yeah but from the moment the car is shut off the heat source - LJZTT 22:52:19 06/24/14 It is strange but those are the facts - OverZealous (CT) 19:39:33 06/24/14 I'm not doubting you, I'm just surprised that this is the - LJZTT 22:56:06 06/24/14 I don't think this is the first time it happened - Zvil (FL) 08:22:30 06/25/14 Agreed. Usually clogged oil lines are caused by excessive - michaell32 (FL) 15:23:33 06/25/14 Excellent post. Thanks. (n/m) - Boosted1 19:27:57 06/24/14 Nice work. Way to stay with it. I am glad that you - ConVerTT 22:28:54 06/24/14 Great analysis! - zromtech 12:35:10 06/25/14 Noooo... you're not an engineer or anything... :) (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 18:55:12 06/25/14 Move to Tech: VTF (n/m) - Gordo 93TT Daytona 21:13:07 06/25/14 Actually that's a good idea. - BlackholeZ 12:56:41 06/27/14 Thanks All! I'll create a VTF out of this shortly. - OverZealous (CT) 14:16:07 06/26/14 Nice analysis, thanks for the post (n/m) - WhiTTe Z (NY) 17:14:56 06/26/14 Nice Job Bud!! - Rich@RDZ 06:41:42 06/27/14 Very nice, thaks for sharing! (n/m) - rcmadness 14:57:11 07/13/14
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