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Offline Dalo Harkin

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turbo priming
« on: 27 March 2014, 20:13 »
Hi all,

Right my turbo showed up today all sparkly and refurbished, been looking online about priming it with oil and what not and still don't know the best way.....
Is there anything I should/shouldn't do when it's all fitted again and what not??

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Re: turbo priming
« Reply #1 on: 27 March 2014, 21:13 »
just get a plastic syringe and feed some oil in the top then wait for it to come through. Also spin the turbine by hand to coat the bearings.

When it's fitted do the same again then turn the engine over a few times with the coil packs unplugged so it can't start. This will get some oil flowing before it fires up properly


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Re: turbo priming
« Reply #2 on: 27 March 2014, 21:24 »
just get a plastic syringe and feed some oil in the top then wait for it to come through. Also spin the turbine by hand to coat the bearings.

When it's fitted do the same again then turn the engine over a few times with the coil packs unplugged so it can't start. This will get some oil flowing before it fires up properly

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Re: turbo priming
« Reply #3 on: 28 March 2014, 00:19 »
Disconnect your injectors when cranking? You wont flood the engine or get fuel all over your cat.

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Re: turbo priming
« Reply #4 on: 28 March 2014, 12:43 »
cat?  :lipsrsealed:


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Offline Dalo Harkin

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Re: turbo priming
« Reply #5 on: 28 March 2014, 13:05 »
cat?  :lipsrsealed:

Its one of those things youll run over whilst looking at your booooooooost gauge  :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Re: turbo priming
« Reply #6 on: 28 March 2014, 14:37 »
cat?  :lipsrsealed:

Its one of those things youll run over whilst looking at your booooooooost gauge  :grin: :grin: :grin:

you do run a cat tho? you will have to allow me time to catch up I don't drive a 1.8T

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Re: turbo priming
« Reply #7 on: 28 March 2014, 19:06 »
cat?  :lipsrsealed:

Its one of those things youll run over whilst looking at your booooooooost gauge  :grin: :grin: :grin:

you do run a cat tho? you will have to allow me time to catch up I don't drive a 1.8T

Most people ditch the cat because it's very restrictive :wink:

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Re: turbo priming
« Reply #8 on: 29 March 2014, 06:58 »
I run a 200 cell sports cat and it still fails emissions, I don't want to go de cat just because my sports one was expensive
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Re: turbo priming
« Reply #9 on: 29 March 2014, 11:29 »
I've never flooded the engine but you can disconnect the injectors as well if you want


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