turbo seals

[EvoLuTioN]

If your turbo seals are blown, would that cause low oil pressure?

 

[MDCmotorsports]

No.

 

[phoenix6]

No.

lol dude that just made me laugh... NO. next

 

[EvoLuTioN]

what would cause low oil pressure then?

my car when its fully warmed up has oil pressure at ilke 50( i think thats right, mine reads in 100s) and thats really close to the bottom of the gauge. And also after its all warmed up, when I gas, it smokes...

 

[theKnifeArtist]

50? at idle?

 

[Shytheed Dumas]

I run 30ish at idle and 50-60 psi while driving on 10w40 Mobil One... 100+? :icon_conf

 

[phoenix6]

is this a stock gauge? At idle its supposed to be 4.3psi, *yeah we know its low* and rule of thumb is for every 1000rpms, it should be at least 10psi, if it is, then ur fine. My car at normal 3k crusing speeds, sits around 30 - 35, I was worried but assured it was ok.

What color is the smoke?

Oh wait, ur 1j, might be different for you guys...


JDUB, PAGING JDUB

 

[EvoLuTioN]

when i'm driving, when i'm at say... 3k rpm, it'll be around 20psi ? and idle is at like 5...
and the smoke is white

 

[theDon]

if you are using the stock gauge and haven't confirmed it is working proplery it's probably just off. I have gone through a few of them and none were accurate! Not to mention the oil pressure sender or the harness clip could also be bad. Time to upgrade to a nice new accurate gauge for this critical measurement!

 

[MDCmotorsports]

White smoke is either water of some sort, or rear turbine turbo seals.

Gray smoke is typically front compressor turbo seals or rings.

Low oil pressure could be a number of things:

-Too high of oil temp
-Too thin oil
-Bad/worn pump
-Worn mains
-Etc etc etc

 

[theKnifeArtist]

would rear turbine turbo seals cause air to get into the cooling system? and cause bhg-like conditions such as air gurgling behind the dash, and a fluctuating temperature gauge when boosting?

 

[MDCmotorsports]

would rear turbine turbo seals cause air to get into the cooling system? and cause bhg-like conditions such as air gurgling behind the dash, and a fluctuating temperature gauge when boosting?

No. The turbine seal or compressor seal have nothing to do with the cooling system or the water jackets inside the bearing housing(s).