intsalled turbo without putting oil

[RiyadYar]

so im in the middle of a rebuild/bhg repair. Yesterday i finally got the turbo in and this morning at 430 in the morning im thinking of what else i can knock out today and realize i didnt put oil on the turbo shaft prior to install:1zhelp:. is their anyway i can put oil without removing turbo. Is it a a big deal if i leave it like that (still had some oil from removal) and wait for oil to lubricate on startup?

 

[Zumtizzle]

Pull EFI

Hold compressor blades with hand and have someone crank for a while.

 

[RiyadYar]

great thats what i was thinking ,thanks

 

[Poodles]

Should do this anyway...

 

[IJ.]

Never understood the idea of holding the blades while you crank it to get pressure there isn't enough airflow to rotate it at cranking speeds and even if it did it isn't going to damage the bushes.

 

[supraman666]

i pulled efi and cranked for 5 seconds several times didnt hold compressor didnt see a need to

 

[MDCmotorsports]

Never understodd the idea of holding the blades while you crank it to get pressure there isn't enough airflow to rotate it at cranking speeds and even if it did it isn't going to damage the bushes.

Win. Listen to the man kiddies.

 

[tlo86]

Lol never even heard of holding the blades.

 

[Poodles]

If you're anal...

I didn't do it myself, but I don't see it hurting at all.

 

[adampecush]

"a while" should be a lot longer than 5 seconds. It took me about 2-3 minutes of cranking before I saw any oil pressure on my system (however, this was with a thermostat controlled oil cooler system)

 

[DangoAZ]

"a while" should be a lot longer than 5 seconds. It took me about 2-3 minutes of cranking before I saw any oil pressure on my system (however, this was with a thermostat controlled oil cooler system)

Ditto - I know because I just fired my rebuild up last night for the first time. :icon_razz

I think he did say that he cranked it for 5 seconds "a couple of times", though. That makes me feel better.

RiyadYar: Let us know how it goes.

 

[supraman666]

"a while" should be a lot longer than 5 seconds. It took me about 2-3 minutes of cranking before I saw any oil pressure on my system (however, this was with a thermostat controlled oil cooler system)

i said i did it for five second more than once (alot more), didnt want to cook the starting system. plus waited for oil to come out the return line so im sure i got it oiled up enough

 

[RiyadYar]

i will let you guys know how it goes all i have left is the intake ,fuel rail and timing and then ill finallly be back on the road after this super long rebuild

 

[Zumtizzle]

Cooking the starter takes a lot of work.*

two batteries helps prevent this.*

*IJ.

 

[adampecush]

or just jumper to a running car.

 

[boostin300]

Oil pressure doesnt take long, just dont let the turbo spin until theres oil through it.

 

[jdub]

If you remove the spark plugs, you can pretty much turn it all you want with a good battery.