Originally Posted by slowbubblecar (Post 304074)

If you paint it a differrent color, you going to remove the engine, all accessories, and paint the jambs or would you just paint the outside?

Originally Posted by goodhart (Post 304118)

I guess painting the engine bay black wasn't as dumb as some people made it out to be when you first did it now huh? Thats alot less f-ing around to do now if you change colors cause the black will still match any color you paint the car.

Originally Posted by sleepydsm (Post 306896)

Well this is kinda old news now, I'm on my THIRD brand new Holset. It's already on the car. About 2 weeks ago, the turbine shaft sheared right in half = gay.

The car is fixed 100% but I'm putting the finishing touches on my bumper cover with a friend's help.

Still for sale :)

Originally Posted by sleepydsm (Post 306896)

Well this is kinda old news now, I'm on my THIRD brand new Holset. It's already on the car. About 2 weeks ago, the turbine shaft sheared right in half = gay.

The car is fixed 100% but I'm putting the finishing touches on my bumper cover with a friend's help.

Still for sale :)

Originally Posted by goodhart (Post 319438)

Hey Kevin, what do you think is causing the turbo to keep going to poop?

Originally Posted by sleepydsm (Post 319513)

I'm getting a -4 inline with an 1/8npt fitting for an oil pressure gauge. I will also just make a much larger drain with like copper pipe or something.

Originally Posted by wheelhop (Post 341288)

This is your answer. Don't guess. DSMs kill SO many journal bearing garrett, BW, holset turbos. Because they are all more sensitive to oil changes and especially over oiling. And DSMs change their oil pressure per setup, rpm, motor build, oil pump age, Bshafts, oil pump years, oil cooling, hair part, shoe lace orientation, etc. FAR more than any other engine on the planet. PTE has a bad rep because of sh!tty DSM oiling problems. Its DSM oiling that sucks, not PTE (AKA garrett center sections). It's not the manufacturers fault. Its the haphazard, random oil pressures that dsms run on various setups.

Use any gauge: oil gauge, old fuel pressure gauge, old air compressor gauge, old water pressure gauge for home water feed lines, who cares. Get SOMETHING on there after the lines and restrictions to actually see what your oil pressure is. Rev the motor in neutral and find out the oil pressurea at idle, theoretical spool up rpm, and peak oil pressure (should be at redline). Per the holset repair manual for the hx35/hx40: Warmed up, the oil pressure for the hx35 and hx40 should be no less than 10psi at idle, and no more than 72 psi. It should be no less than 30psi at spooling time and after. A bolton hx35 sees 20psi at about 3700rpms and spools damn early so you had better have 30 psi at 2K or you could be eating turbo bearings. An bolton hx40 sess 20 psi as early as 4K on a 2.0L motor. Check your oil pressure. As stated, you MUST have 30psi during spooling up conditions with these turbos. And you cannot have more than 72 psi pressure at full song.