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Old 24-02-2007, 02:51 PM
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Just wondering if it was possible, or if it will damage the turbo
Old 24-02-2007, 02:55 PM
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wont do any damage to the turbo, on a 306 d turbo it can kill the fuel pump as its so thick if u dont mix enough diesel with it most people say on early d turbos do a 50/50 mix later ones a 70/30 mix, theres plenty about this on the net do a google search to find out more
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yeah have just been doing that. its a scorpio 2.5. I can get the oil from work for nothing, waste oil obviously.
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cool just make sure u seive all the crap out first
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