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Anonymous wrote:JJ, who is making the hybrids you're using, and what oil do you have in the engine?
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I've got an Owen Developments CT-26 hybrid and its been fine for over 50k miles, I've been using Mobil 1 15W50 and boosting to 15 noramlly, 17 peak?
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I'll not slander certain turbo companies
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however, the oils I'm using are 15w 60 Millers Competition Fully Synthetic.
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been using it for years.
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the oil doesn't break down its viscosity like other oils when superheated by the turbo.
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Boosting.
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lol
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Depends on the mood I'm in.
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anywhere between 1 bar and 1.5bar
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you didn't hear it from me and don't nobody else try this
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I have a few plug on toys that will pull the heat out of that charge pressure.
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Mind you, it lasted some 15k miles
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But in my books, thats still not good enough.
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The turbo still operates like normal, its just when it spools down everyso often, I get a trail of smoke now following me.
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it generally the rear piston seal thats passing the oil into the turbine
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a little drop of oil looks a hell of a lot when burned.
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So I've got a little laterial play in my turbo now, which is a direct result of wear in the thrust bearing.
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As Jonno as already mentioned, it might simply be my driving style
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irony of it all is the fact that no other engine is looked after as good as mine
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everything is changed regularly to yeild reliability regardless of cost.
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I think I'm upto
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£2k on turbo now though.
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might have to draw the line
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