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Oil less turbo


BluDestiny

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looks good, all i takes is a teny tiny leap of faith :) i might get myself one of those when my dailydriver turbo fails.

 

i have one reservation only, oil leaks in the turbo is less of a problem than a water leak, at least in my head... or did i miss something important?

also, what are the service intervals on greasing the bearings?

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The oil less turbos are basically just a standard comp TBB center, the only big advancement is the addition of a very specific extremely high temperature capable grease that is used to pack the bearing unit with. This is expected to last 5 years or 40-50k miles.

 

The above is quoted from these thread - http://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-induction/1398813-comp-turbo-oilless-turbos.html

 

I would like to add that the water is run through a totally different chamber that doen't contact the shaft. Therefore couldn't leak into the comp or turbine housings.

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Maglev Bearings are coming, industrials have used them for years in oil free process compressors.

First had maglev power sources that were the size of a Hummer, now the smaller stuff (400hp range) has a maglev power module no bigger than a couple of briefcases.

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