Evo X upgrades - Page 36

311evo · 05-21-2010

sucks man, good luck getting it all sorted out.

I think someone needs to invest in a jack?

ignore the hate, it's just people feeling superior for whatever lame reason.

**Halon** · 05-21-2010

Welcome to DSMStyle!!! Where when you screw up, people let you know rather than giving you some sugar-coated response.

Just learn from it, take the comments for what they are and just move onwards and upwards!

Just be glad no one has brought up flamadation valve issues to you yet

Good luck and hopefully their is no real damage.

**mlomker** · 05-21-2010

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Originally Posted by A//// Guy

That was a good zing, gotta admit.

I would have laughed if any of my friends on here said it.

The first thing I did, of course, is to Google the matter. The manual says 5 quarts. Valvoline used 5.1. Consensus on the forums is to use a little less, perhaps 4.8.

Shane thought it was a quart over. It must have been due to heat expansion while on the dyno because 4.1qts would put it at the bottom of the fill line, I should think.

It didn't pop the dipstick while I had it but I kept it under 5k rpms.

Matt D. · 05-21-2010

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Originally Posted by 311evo

ignore the hate, it's just people feeling superior for whatever lame reason.

Yep, the condescending comments lately are getting old. This is MistuStyle, not NABR.

**mlomker** · 05-21-2010

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Originally Posted by 311evo

I think someone needs to invest in a jack?

I have a nice one...some of the guys used it on the newb mod day. I don't have a garage and buying one of those isn't in the budget right now.

A//// Guy · 05-21-2010

Even if you put 5.5 quarts in it, I doubt that the turbo return line would be covered up, if it is, thats a crappy pan design. Filling it to the max is common so I dont know if thats the issue here.

311evo · 05-21-2010

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Originally Posted by mlomker

I have a nice one...some of the guys used it on the newb mod day. I don't have a garage and buying one of those isn't in the budget right now.

I've changed my oil outside more times than inside. :P Totally worth it, just to have the piece of mind that you knew what came out, and what went in.

**Murlo26** · 05-21-2010

Bummer...i was actually thinking of heading up to DB today to check the dyno tune out.

So is he putting the car back on today at all?

slowbubblecar · 05-21-2010

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Originally Posted by A//// Guy

Even if you put 5.5 quarts in it, I doubt that the turbo return line would be covered up, if it is, thats a crappy pan design. Filling it to the max is common so I dont know if thats the issue here.

+1. I think it would need to be quite a bit over to cause any real damage. Haven't worked on or even seen the motor on a X though.

BTW, how did the car lose the oil?

**Shane@DBPerformance** · 05-21-2010

The only time you would be able to get the factory capacity into an oil change is with a totally dry motor. Like a new build with a totally dry/clean oil pan, dry oil cooler, dry, oil cooler lines, etc. Most of the quick change oil places are also not going to let the oil drain for 15 mins either and try to get as much out, they will pull the plug, let it drain quick, throw the plug back in and then if they put in the factory oil system CAPACITY, then you might have too much. Too much oil can blow turbo seals, other engine seals, rod HP, etc. The turbo oil return lines are usually right at the oil level and it you unhook it with the car off, oil will drain out. With the car running the level will be a little lower and allow it to return ok. A little bit too much and the oil starts to back up into the return line.

**Murlo26** · 05-21-2010

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Originally Posted by mlomker

Ignorance bit me again. Valvoline put a quart too much oil in at the last change and I didn't know that being a little too full is very bad on turbo cars.

Swifty coated DB's dyno with coolant and very late last night my car covered it and my engine bay in oil.

FML. Only got one pull in...said it did 350 at wastegate (21-22psi).

Sounds right for power, i checked my thread and i hit 355 at 20psi, checked my "twitter" feed in my thread, lol, when i was posting all the results.

Damn it, i wanna see what this makes.

**scheides** · 05-21-2010

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Originally Posted by Matt D.

Yep, the condescending comments lately are getting old. This is MistuStyle, not NABR.

+1 keep it above the belt guys, maybe a little higher.

**Halon** · 05-21-2010

So did the dipstick just blow out, and that is what covered things in oil? Blowing out a dipstick on these cars isn't the most uncommon thing ever.

**Shane@DBPerformance** · 05-21-2010

Yea, it blew the dipstick and then a geyser of oil shot out. Kinda like a 4G63, but instead of a little spray, it was a fountain.

311evo · 05-21-2010

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Originally Posted by ecoli

Yea, it blew the dipstick and then a geyser of oil shot out. Kinda like a 4G63, but instead of a little spray, it was a fountain.

Was this the new performance lube BOV I've been hearing about? get's ya vtec numbers from what I hear..

**Halon** · 05-21-2010

Geebus. I'm trying to imagine if that would have happened and you had you're cool little "knock headphones" on and your head down in the engine bay, and BOOM OLD FAITHFUL IN THE FACE!!! Man that woulda been rough!