Hi all.

Fitted my new turbo today ..but having a few problems priming it..

Ive fitted a T piece and the oil pressure device for my gauge on the back pf the block

Took the spark plugs out and a coil lead and cranked the car over..after about 10 mins there still was no oil coming out the oil retern pipe to the sump..its new oil and new filter.

And tips?

 

Sometimes it does just take quite a while but 10mins does seem quite a while

 

As above it can take ages sometimes. If I were you I would disconnect the phase sensor as well while your cranking it over.

 

try putting the leads and plugs in and disconnect the coil and undo the top of the oil line into a milk bottle an rs dont have a phase sensor 10 mins is far to long should only take 10 sec if that

 

How would putting the plugs n leads in rise oil pressure? dont get that

 

Yeah good point, when I done mine I just disconnected it from the coil rather than taking the leads out

 

y they off in the 1st place?

 

Yeah leave the plugs in!!!


Why were they out?

 

Cuz i just put a new cam in and valve stem oil seals n valve springs.

 

u got to run the cam in for 20 mins did u know that put the plugs in and give it other go but if the cam is new u will need to sit at 2thou rpm for 20 mins to run the cam in

 

Yes I know that thanks ..but not doing it till the new turbo is primed

 

Assuming you mean an RST doesn't have a phase sensor... If so your correct, I just quickly scanned through the post and assumed Cossie for some reason

 

Taking the spark plugs out will make it crank over quicker..

Sounds like just crank it over for a long time and wait..

I might take the oil feed pipe off and check its not blocked and make sure oil is coming out the bk of the block..

 

mite be a blocked oil feed, maybe the reason it shat itself

 

Fook knows

 

you should of done it with the oil feed pipe off in the first place, whilst holding the compressor with long nose mole grips so it doesnt turn whilst cranking!!

 

Yeh i done that..fook all is dripping out..

I did a oil change aswell with new oil filter which hasnt helped..and just turning it over isnt enough..I was told the turbo was primed anyway..has oil in it..might have to start the car up leave it for 10 secs to get better pressure ... then take coil off and bottom oil return pipe and try it again..

 

Sorted this now...I loosened the oil filter a few turns and cranked it over with coil off..waited till oil pissed out..Tightened oil filter bk up..Then cranked it over checking oil return pipe...which we had oil pissing out!!!! Turbo primed!

 

seems strange that it wasnt pissing out oil before you loosened the filter.

did you replace the plugs at the same time?