wrighty338

iTrader: (33)

if a turbo has been sat a while is it worth re-priming it to make sure the bearings fill with oil before firing a car up? its not new just 2nd hand, not been run for a good 3 months

if so, do i just need to hold the shaft, pour some engine oil in and replace the oil banjo?

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jon

stedee

iTrader: (4)

i would say yes , always prime a tubby b4 putting it on, i presume you just fill it up from the oil feed but tbh this is what ive heard whether its right or not???

budd

iTrader: (5)

it can't do any harm to put a little oil down the feed and let it run through, spin the turbine by hand to get it in the bearings, also if changing the turbo make sure you use the appropriate top banjo bolt, ball bearing turbos have a ristrictor banjo bolt, it has a very small 1.2mm hole, appearently ball bearing turbos (like the IHI VF range ) only require a spray of oil rather than the high flow required by the bronze type bearing.

wrighty338

iTrader: (33)

yeah it came with its own banjo bolt so thats going back on