PandaHP
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Reinstalling the Turbo was quite easy, but there were a number of steps. When originally installing the turbo Shakey_hand_man cut way the plastic part of the slam panel so that the central part could be removed. This made access a very easy.
I used copper nuts and new studs to tie the exhaust to the turbo, and took the time to wrap the exhaust down pipe with new heat wrap.
I wanted to check that the oil feed was working, so I connected the top feed, but left off the return. Next I removed fuses that control the fuel pump, coil and injectors. This would allow me to crank the engine, gain some oil pressure without the danger of the engine actually starting when the turbo was 'dry'.
Just to be on the safe side I injected some oil manually using a plastic syringe, before securing the top oil feed.
Cranking the engine got me about 0.5bar oil pressure, and more importantly some oil coming out of the bottom of the turbo. Firstly it was gold, being the priming oil, but then turned darker as the older oil from the engine was pumped around. So then I re-connected the return pipe.
I took a brave pill, put the fuses back in, and turned the key...
.. it fired and ran - and I got about 5bar oil pressure. I idled the engine for a few minutes and then switched off. I looks like I got away with it!
I used copper nuts and new studs to tie the exhaust to the turbo, and took the time to wrap the exhaust down pipe with new heat wrap.
I wanted to check that the oil feed was working, so I connected the top feed, but left off the return. Next I removed fuses that control the fuel pump, coil and injectors. This would allow me to crank the engine, gain some oil pressure without the danger of the engine actually starting when the turbo was 'dry'.
Just to be on the safe side I injected some oil manually using a plastic syringe, before securing the top oil feed.
Cranking the engine got me about 0.5bar oil pressure, and more importantly some oil coming out of the bottom of the turbo. Firstly it was gold, being the priming oil, but then turned darker as the older oil from the engine was pumped around. So then I re-connected the return pipe.
I took a brave pill, put the fuses back in, and turned the key...
.. it fired and ran - and I got about 5bar oil pressure. I idled the engine for a few minutes and then switched off. I looks like I got away with it!