BJ;
I've see a few oil accumulator setups on turbos. They discharge their
oil into the turbo bearings after the engine is shut off and the oil
pump pressure drops. Check valves are necessary and you don't want to
divert engine oil away from the turbo while the accumulator is charging
up after a start.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Bobbyhotrods@comcast.net
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 1:00 PM
To: Landspeed
Subject: Turbo Oiling
The issue of ceasing to oil a hot turbo is before me. I understand most
guys let the engine idle until things cool down, but this might not
always be possible. Frying my T4 2000 miles from home would make me sad.
I can imagine a couple of different supplimentary oil supply deals. Does
anyone have any experiance with this and perhaps know an elegantly
simple solution? Has anyone seen this problem actually occur, or am I
thinking too much?
Thanks, BJ in Beantown
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