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    installed a CT26 overheating? advice plz

    yeah burped the radiator and is no longer over heating. We'll i don't blame noone for jumping the gun to BHG because i do only have 11 post lol, but im orginally from SF, but it seems like i get more mk3 related questions answered here more. Thats what i hear everyday and every where as if BHG's...
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    question with smoke on idle

    thats what im thinking either blown turbo seal or valve stem seals? hmmmmm?
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    What does your Oil Pressure Gauge read at idle?

    i never seen my stock gauge pass the bar in between 40 and 80 ever lol its normally about 40 at start up and then drop alil above the middle bar thats suppose to make 20? under 40 at idle? i dunno how to read the damn gauge so its pointless even if it does function properly. But yeah the stock...
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    88 Supra turbo engine problems

    boost leak causing fuel cut? engine light flash on? when it drops?
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    question with smoke on idle

    smoke smells like oil looks like its a bluish tint but i can't really tell :3d_frown: car starts up idles fine, no smoke, no nothing. The smoking only occurs after i boost the car and then let it sit on idle? then i get puffing smoke, but once driving or gasing there would be no smoke? valve...
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    installed a CT26 overheating? advice plz

    can't i just run the car from cold with the radiator cap off? and when it get warmer i should see air packets/bubbles? would the coolant flow form the turbo lines? since its the same system? or does it have some certian type of vavle? thanks i assume its cause it picked up air from the empty...
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    installed a CT26 overheating? advice plz

    coolants clean oils fresh motor has about 60k swapped my old motor had a bhg it took along time before it started to over heat like that. i hear i sizzling or water sound comin from the turbo. Those coolant lines drained out when i removed the old turbo. so those lines are empty and when i place...
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    installed a CT26 overheating? advice plz

    you mean as in unhook them form the turbo? and hook them together? i think it only over heats when i boost?
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    installed a CT26 overheating? advice plz

    i swapped out my Ct26 since i had an exhaust leak, since i was there i thought might aswell swap the turbo. I just went for a test drive and it boosted fine. I'm having problems with my HKS EVC IV controller so i unhooked that and its was boostin around 6psi. But as i was geting air for the...
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    $50 paint job write up

    why not just use dupli-color cans? you could get a few truck black cans and a few cans of clear and it would looks nice and shinier then any roll on paint, but you'd never get less orange peel regardless. I'm not understnading how are you going bout with the last coat of paint also? you can't...
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    Mechs in NY

    i got a good swapper for you in brooklyn ny, if you havn't done it yet leave me a PM im not on here much so if anything jsut email me @ samsterr@gmail.com