big-phil Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 about 3 weeks ago I started my car one morning and it started smoking:sour: As soon as it warmed up it would stop. As I was changing my cam I put in new valve seals. That didn't do it. I checked the plugs they all looked good, not to mention my motor has about 3K miles on it after a fresh rebuild. So I turned to my 1 year old Holset HY35 turbo. When I bought it it had 17 miles on it so the e-bay seller said, but I believe him. When I got it it looked BRAND NEW!! no joke. Well I bought this kit for $45 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=006&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=160180207575&rd=1 installed it and my car no longer smokes when cold. Now I ask myself, Turbo timer?? do I need one. I have shut the car off from time to time after some boosting to run into the store or what have you. The bearings looked fried, the shaft was blue in spot telling me it got way hot. And there was crusty burned oil build up just before the hot side blades. I cleaned it all up, put in the new stuff. It was quite easy. And seems to work. So there, take that info and go get yourself some more turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letitsnow Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Very cool, I was just looking at that guys page and wondering how his stuff works. I'm gonna need a rebuild kit for a hybrid I'm putting together. Do you think the parts were good quality? Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted November 23, 2007 Author Share Posted November 23, 2007 they seem to be. I've only drivin the car twice now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernardd Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 you made a video of the rebuild right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted November 23, 2007 Author Share Posted November 23, 2007 I started to, but it just wasn't going good trying to film. I wanted to make sure I got it all together right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S30TRBO Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Phil, +1 on the turbo timer. Especially if you are out running the Z hard ya need to cool those bearings down. It's a cheap investment that will add life to that rebuilt Holset. I am a Blitz guy have there gauges and timer, none are in my Z at the moment but I have used them in the past. I had this same one on my Shiro. It's small enough I could tuck it inside the ash tray out of site. It measured my coolant temp as well the timer. You can set it for 1,3,5 and 10 minutes. On my Shiro it would sense how hot the motor was and if I did a short trip to the store it would run for a minute and if I was out running it hard it would run for longer. It has a kill switch built in and a single wire ties into the e-brake. If the e-brake handle drops the motor dies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted November 23, 2007 Author Share Posted November 23, 2007 I added some video to the original Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumper Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Also fyi make sure you are running synthetic. It holds up to the heat alot better that regular oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letitsnow Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 I was wondering, about what rpm does your car hit full boost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleaf Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Turbo timer and Synthetic oil. It's amazing how much higher temperature the breakdown point of most synthetics are compared to regular oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted November 23, 2007 Author Share Posted November 23, 2007 I was wondering, about what rpm does your car hit full boost? about 3100-3300k rpm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted November 23, 2007 Author Share Posted November 23, 2007 Also fyi make sure you are running synthetic. It holds up to the heat alot better that regular oil. I run Royal Purple now. But the turbo has seen alot of non synthetic oil from my last motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybemark Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Big-Phil Would you mind contacting me direct? My name is Mark, I live in Chicago, and I have a few questions I would like to put past you Thanks maybemark@aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datman Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Phil what size restrictor do you have in your oil feed to the turbo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSouthAfrican Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 I consider myself a very frugal person, but when it comes to something that may see 75 000 rpm, I would not skimp. I would suggest getting your turbo VSR balanced or even a low speed machine will do. Cost is only about $75 or so but the peace of mind is worth 10 times that. Just like balancing your car wheels, just my .02c Good luck Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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