Installing New Turbo - Should Oil Line Be Primer?

[NYTSKY]

When upgrading my turbo last month i just unplugged the fuel pump fuse and kicked it over a few times.

All perfect.Drove the car off boost for a couple of days then put some boost into it.

[R34GTFOUR]

just serching to find the answer to my question abut priming the turbo. I've cranked for about 30 seconds in total and still no oil at turbo inlet - should I just keep goig and see if it gets there. Anyone else hd this problem?

thanks

it will take at least 30 seconds to get oil pressure in a engine at cranking rpm that hasnt been started in a while, and at cranking speed the engine isnt doing anything near the rpm at idle so this will affect the time it takes the oil pump to get the oil moving. Just dont let it crank over for too long, cause its not the best thing for you starter motor to be under that sort of load for a long time. Give it 10-15seconds then stop, wait and try again. It will pump eventually.

Edited September 30, 2007 by R34GTFOUR

[The Mafia]

would it be easy to just pour a little bit of fresh engine oil into the core before assembly? Surely you have some left, I buy the Shell Helix 5w40 and it only comes in 5l, and the Skyline only takes about 4.6l. Always a little bit left over.

lol just don't pour it into the water feed.

Also, make sure your horozontal feed is not dead flat, rotate the core so the feed is on and angle to prevent pockets of air sitting inside the core.