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trixdout

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Anyone thought of putting an auxiliary electric oil pump having a feed and return from the oil pan to the turbo connected by a t connector, assuming you have the turbo oil saver or from the stock oil feed to the turbo??? Also with the aux pump you would need a separate oil filter inline.

My dad gave me that idea to help save a turbo after already letting it cool down, idling the car, after driving around. That way you can further extend the life of the turbo.
 
I dont know if they make them for our cars but a popular thing to do to turbo imports is called a turbo timer. It lets you lock your car and walk away while its running and after a set amount of time it shuts the car off.
 
I dont know if they make them for our cars but a popular thing to do to turbo imports is called a turbo timer. It lets you lock your car and walk away while its running and after a set amount of time it shuts the car off.

Oh ok yea that would be good too. Has anyone done that to their TR or no?
 
I'm actually just getting the car back to running and was thinking about it. So not sure how many if at all turbos I would be going through. I just put out money for a brand new turbo, so I'm looking for ways to extend the life and keep it well maintained. One thing I already have planned is ordering the turbo saver kit from Mark at TR Custom Parts. Anything else besides that would be a plus. Also properly letting it cool down as well.
 
You will probably never eat a turbo with a turbo saver. Anything else is a waste. The only turbo I have wasted was from broken exhaust guides going through the turbine wheel, not oil related, and I still use the factory oil feed, no extra filter.
 
You will probably never eat a turbo with a turbo saver. Anything else is a waste. The only turbo I have wasted was from broken exhaust guides going through the turbine wheel, not oil related, and I still use the factory oil feed, no extra filter.

Alright awesome. Sounds good to me. The less spending I do there, is more towards upgrades and suspension money.
 
I like the idea, trixdout. The headers' primary tube lengths and collectors could be improved on a great deal if the turbo had a separate oil system. A turbo oil system that is separated from the engine's oil system has some benefits.

Off topic comments:

A post-turbo oil sump can be used to catch the oil then a pump to send it back to the oil pan. Could be an electric pump. Like this: http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/oilsystems.htm

Corky Bell's book, Maximum Boost, discusses an ideal low-mounted turbo oil return system: "Perhaps the cleverest device in this circumstance [low mounted turbo] is the oil pressure powered scavenge pump. The oil flow to the turbo is used to power a pump that in turn scavenges the oil sump." I have yet to find such a pump. This would place additional load (perhaps substantially) on the engine's oil pump.

Aerocharger makes turbos that are oiled like a manual transmission or differential. If I remember correctly, their turbos are for small displacement engines and they are expensive. http://www.aerocharger.com/technology.php#Bearing
 
I like the idea, trixdout. The headers' primary tube lengths and collectors could be improved on a great deal if the turbo had a separate oil system. A turbo oil system that is separated from the engine's oil system has some benefits.

Off topic comments:

A post-turbo oil sump can be used to catch the oil then a pump to send it back to the oil pan. Could be an electric pump. Like this: http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/oilsystems.htm

Corky Bell's book, Maximum Boost, discusses an ideal low-mounted turbo oil return system: "Perhaps the cleverest device in this circumstance [low mounted turbo] is the oil pressure powered scavenge pump. The oil flow to the turbo is used to power a pump that in turn scavenges the oil sump." I have yet to find such a pump. This would place additional load (perhaps substantially) on the engine's oil pump.

Aerocharger makes turbos that are oiled like a manual transmission or differential. If I remember correctly, their turbos are for small displacement engines and they are expensive. http://www.aerocharger.com/technology.php#Bearing
Now hooking up a turbo timer with the radiator fan(s) and an electric pump would be a good way of cooling down the engine assuming there is an aftermarket oil cooler involved.
 
I got a turbo timer but never use it most of the new remote start style pager alarms by dei(clifford,Python,Viper) have it as an option
 
You will probably never eat a turbo with a turbo saver. Anything else is a waste. The only turbo I have wasted was from broken exhaust guides going through the turbine wheel, not oil related, and I still use the factory oil feed, no extra filter.
I agree with forcefed here, it will only over complicate things and has the potential to trash your turbo if the remote system has any sort of failure, change your oil often and let the car idle down for a minute if you have been running it hard before you shut it off. The factory set up is fine.
 
I agree with forcefed here, it will only over complicate things and has the potential to trash your turbo if the remote system has any sort of failure, change your oil often and let the car idle down for a minute if you have been running it hard before you shut it off. The factory set up is fine.
Anything to save money works with me.
 
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