ive been through some ups and downs with this car but im sick of this now. as some of you know i recently converted from auto to manual but i have to say i dont even want to drive it anymore. thats a real first.

the whole thing feels disjointed clunky, im pretty sure the turbos have shit the bed i took it out tonight and it stinks of oil and chucks out white smoke when it feels like it. every time you pull away it rattles and feels like it wants to stall. i can honestly say two weeks ago i had a very solid auto jdm zed. now if im totally honest i have a smokey piece of rattley shit. i need help or im gonna burn the thing to the floor.

you should be a mod mark

why's that then ?

I think he's just trying to compliment you for your knowledge and assistance... :)

spot on medallion man:cool3:

right rebuild kits are here all shiney, complete with the stepped rear seals and 360 degree thrust kits. :) one was goosed the rear seal face had a chip out of it and the rear compressor wheel was bent. this was incidentally the leaky turbo. anyways putting them back together over the next few days. :) its been a guy called craig i belieev over at cr turbos ive been dealing with an dit seems hes a pretty patient and helpfull guy. :)

one fully reassembled now, and the other im an o ring short they gave me the wrong size, doh. have to wait till monday now.

Doh how annoying! Least u did one

if it wasnt for the missing o ring mate id have them both done. the 360 kits were a bit confusing but i believe ive got it now. the stock thrust bearing has the aztec type pattern below and a dimple in the top plate. on the 360 i think the dimple goes on the underside. after reading and re reading the guide provided on the U.S site stating make sure you refit the thrust bearing the right way up, the way its spaced you cannot refit it upside down without fitting it 180 degrees out, so i assume that they mean. im tempted to rig up some sort of oil circulation machine to flush them through with oil, and test their sealing properties aswel as being able to use it to prime them once bolted onto the block..... hrm

Was really tempted to burn mine to the ground the other day too, know exactly how ya feel, just leave it and chill out for a couple of days, think rationally and take it step by step and all is well :)

Maybe you could by one of those cheap pumps which you fit to a cordless drill and run a loop ?

 

Before starting it up again, remove coil connectors or fuel pump relay so that you can crank it a couple of seconds to get oil pressure in the turbos without starting it :)

Maybe you could by one of those cheap pumps which you fit to a cordless drill and run a loop ?

 

Before starting it up again, remove coil connectors or fuel pump relay so that you can crank it a couple of seconds to get oil pressure in the turbos without starting it :)

 

cheers yeah thats the sorta thing i was thinking about, ive also got a small 200 litre an hour pump i just dunno if it would handle the backpresure.