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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 05:11 PM
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I bought this GT2860RS .86 turbo from Rharris19 which he said only had 100 miles on it. When i got it it had both axial and radial shaft play although not enough to contact the blades. Anyway i took off my intake 10 minuets ago and discovered a bit of oil on the inlet. I thought it may be residue so i wiped it off and then took a video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJIYwUpreTY I must be retarded cause i clicked on the youtube embed button and it didnt work when i previewed my post.
Old Oct 15, 2010 | 05:13 PM
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 05:14 PM
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dir dir dir.
Old Oct 15, 2010 | 05:15 PM
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are you running a oil restrictor?
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yes .0625
Old Oct 15, 2010 | 05:36 PM
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that rules that out!

is your drain clogged?
Old Oct 15, 2010 | 05:40 PM
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do you have your valve cover vent plumbed into your intake pipe?

edit nvm... the video just finished.
Old Oct 15, 2010 | 05:41 PM
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rebuild it.
Old Oct 15, 2010 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by WonTon
that rules that out!

is your drain clogged?
Dont think so, brand new. I could check and see how well oil is flowing out.
Old Oct 15, 2010 | 05:47 PM
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rule that out first!


Originally Posted by Full_Tilt_Boogie
rebuild it.
+1 if its journal bearing go for a rebuild...
Old Oct 15, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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Its ball bearing so im gonna have to replace the chra.
Old Oct 15, 2010 | 06:08 PM
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the exchange program is what 450?

450>price of a new/newish 2860
Old Oct 15, 2010 | 06:11 PM
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shouldnt the BB turbos have a .035" restrictor?
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i didnt catch that one!
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Originally Posted by Braineack
shouldnt the BB turbos have a .035" restrictor?

I was about to say....

Godammit! Sean!1!!!11!

Stop!!!

With the ******* exclamation points !!!1!!11!!1!!!!11!1!1111!1
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 06:27 PM
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I used a 0.060 restrictor initially and I got leaks. I now use a 0.035 and have no problems yet.

EDIT: All those posts beat me to it ^
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Well I asked on the forum if .0625 was small enough. I guess they were wrong lol.
Old Oct 15, 2010 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by SKMetalworks
Well I asked on the forum if .0625 was small enough. I guess they were wrong lol.
I ran the .0625" restricter and it was too big and I had to "drain the intercooler" lol. I have a .035 now and very little oil weeps past. I can run one session and feel no oil on the blow off valve, I can run 2-hours and get a very thin "haze" on the blow off valve to the point that its negligible.

If you have the BEGi lines you'll need to get the restricter from BEGi. If not you can get them on the cheap from just about anywhere...maybe ARTech has them.
Old Oct 15, 2010 | 08:55 PM
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i have an oil restrictor that came with my 2860rs. idk if its .035 or not though!



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