Oil Cooled Only Turbos? Experiences?
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Running one on you car is fine, but buying a fleet worth of them would be expensive and just one more thing to go wrong, sending a mechanic and a truck out is very expensive for something as simple as wiring, and on heavy equipment they go through hell and back and the wiring takes a beating. I would rather send out a memo and send a few operators home then install a turbo timer and voltage regulator on all my machines. But have wanted one for my car for some time. I always use Amsoil so I dont have to worry about it cooking in the turbo.
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time for idleAire and generators...oh wait, CA has their own rules for those, too.
It is surprising that we have heavy trucks and drivers still doing business in CA. My owner operators hate CA.
Oh yeah, my set up is oil cooled only. Last year I did pressurize my crank case by closing off the breather tube. The result? I blew the turbo seals.
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So, if I'm running an oil only cooled turbo, and think it would be best to implement an oil cooler, how do I route the lines? Should I use the feed line and add a cooler before the oil enters the turbo, or run it between the turbo and the drain line? (I'm a newb, and feel like this is a dumb question)
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So, if I'm running an oil only cooled turbo, and think it would be best to implement an oil cooler, how do I route the lines? Should I use the feed line and add a cooler before the oil enters the turbo, or run it between the turbo and the drain line? (I'm a newb, and feel like this is a dumb question)
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Unless you are actually tracking the car, or have documented overheating of the oil, you don't need an additional oil cooler.
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My oil cooled only (no water jackets at all in the CHRA) T4 60-1 just died on my after 9 short months and under 10k miles. I don't use a turbo timer as they are kinda cheese, but I don't hit full boost up my driveway and I do let it idle for a bit if I am really flogging it. I only found it by pure luck. I had the head off as I was upping the compression from 7:1 up to 9:1 and installing a mild set of cams. I figured I would check the shaft play. 1/4" is pretty excessive. I was missing parts of both the turbine and compressor wheels. The car still has hauling *** and spooling fine.
I sent the CHRA back to ATP yesterday.....we will see how much they really love me
I sent the CHRA back to ATP yesterday.....we will see how much they really love me
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ATP received the CHRA today. I am very anxious to hear the diagnosis. I think my diverter valve is too small and not venting enough air between shifts. I will either add a second one or jump to a large Forge valve.
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