F'me...Issues Already!!!
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Re: F'me...Issues Already!!! (Mean Green)
Damn Mark, I know how you feel. Last week my car was finished except for the tuning and this week I've got the heads back off and the cam ready to come out. No racing next weekend for me either :sad: :cry :sad:
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Re: F'me...Issues Already!!! (Mean Green)
Have you changed the oil recently, and maybe some dripped down onto a hot turbo/exhaust part? I hope that it's nothing serious, and I'm sorry to hear of your missing the beginning of the racing season. Hang in there Mark.
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Re: F'me...Issues Already!!! (Mag Red Monster)
Thanks everyone, I just got back from the track, the start of our race season this year and I had to start it with a borrowed car once again....
:D...lemme think about it ;) :D
:( damned Mark! Tell you what...............take all the LPE crap off your car right now :smash: .......hell I'll help you........and even give you a few bucks for it :jester
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Re: F'me...Issues Already!!! (Mean Green)
Thanks everyone, I just got back from the track, the start of our race season this year and I had to start it with a borrowed car once again....
Dont take it for granted...
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Re: F'me...Issues Already!!! (Mean Green)
Sorry to hear of your misfortune. Hope it is nothing serious. Thats a b_tch running around getting the car race ready, and that happening. :banghead:
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Re: F'me...Issues Already!!! (Mean Green)
I wouldn't sweat it too much. I'm sure LPE will take care of you. The garrett turbos they use are rebuildable, probably just needs some new seals. One thing you can do to help is install a turbo timer. After you pull the key it will keep it running for a few minutes to bring the turbo down to temperature. When you've been running it and the turbos heat up if you just shut it off quickly they can cook the oil and seals.
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Re: F'me...Issues Already!!! (Godspeed)
Robert, I got the hyper-black ones :)
Thanks Jeremy, I'm hoping that's all it is, now just to get them outta the car, it's a TIGHT fit and I'm not sure after spending some time under the car, I'll be able to do it myself. Also, that sound like it coulda been the culprit, as it was a straight shot home then there she sat, wish I knew before hand about that kinda possible issue. :cheers:
I wouldn't sweat it too much. I'm sure LPE will take care of you. The garrett turbos they use are rebuildable, probably just needs some new seals. One thing you can do to help is install a turbo timer. After you pull the key it will keep it running for a few minutes to bring the turbo down to temperature. When you've been running it and the turbos heat up if you just shut it off quickly they can cook the oil and seals.
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Re: F'me...Issues Already!!! (Mean Green)
I've been following this post hoping for some good news or a simple fix but it never is--pretty damn dis-heartening--I just spent 30K+ rebuilding everything on mine and I can't even make this m#@$&*^ idle--so I am no stranger to being totally disgusted as of late--hope to hear some good news on this one Mark
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Re: F'me...Issues Already!!! (NEPTUNEBILL)
Thanks man, I was hoping to try a few things out today but the wife chose this weekend to "flip out"....just gotta love it when it POURS!
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Re: F'me...Issues Already!!! (Godspeed)
I wouldn't sweat it too much. I'm sure LPE will take care of you. The garrett turbos they use are rebuildable, probably just needs some new seals. One thing you can do to help is install a turbo timer. After you pull the key it will keep it running for a few minutes to bring the turbo down to temperature. When you've been running it and the turbos heat up if you just shut it off quickly they can cook the oil and seals.
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Re: F'me...Issues Already!!! (Mean Green)
Hey Mark,
A couple of thoughts since we have done quite a few INCIN twin turbos on the F-bodies and toyed a bit with the C5 LPE stuff. On the F-bodies, the passenger side turbo hung lower than the drivers side. If I had a problem with the passenger side turbo leaking oil, it was usually just a scavenge pump issue as the lower mounted turbo tends to retian oil more as gravity does not help much. We have since started usuing check valves to keep oil flowing away from the turbos and an upgraded pump.
If it is the higher mounted of the two turbos, it is a good chance that it is a turbo seal unfortunately. We at times have the turbos here in stock and replace them, not rebuild. If you talk to Ed or Tim at LPE, they might not mind if I look at it for them as they have several local and SE customers come to me for issues that arise at times. Not saying they have piles of issues by any means, just a local look before a a potential unnecessary trip.
Let me know if you need anything :cheers:
Mike
A couple of thoughts since we have done quite a few INCIN twin turbos on the F-bodies and toyed a bit with the C5 LPE stuff. On the F-bodies, the passenger side turbo hung lower than the drivers side. If I had a problem with the passenger side turbo leaking oil, it was usually just a scavenge pump issue as the lower mounted turbo tends to retian oil more as gravity does not help much. We have since started usuing check valves to keep oil flowing away from the turbos and an upgraded pump.
If it is the higher mounted of the two turbos, it is a good chance that it is a turbo seal unfortunately. We at times have the turbos here in stock and replace them, not rebuild. If you talk to Ed or Tim at LPE, they might not mind if I look at it for them as they have several local and SE customers come to me for issues that arise at times. Not saying they have piles of issues by any means, just a local look before a a potential unnecessary trip.
Let me know if you need anything :cheers:
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Re: F'me...Issues Already!!! (Vette Doc)
See Mark, yesterday i said call Mike Norris. Today he offers a helping hand. Gotta love the help we get from the tuners......... :cool: Way to go Mike :cheers:
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Mike, you don't know how much I appreciate the offer and you're on my list of calls for Monday morning :)
We'll be talking soon and THANKS man!!! :cheers:
We have it good down here Bob, for sure!!!!
We'll be talking soon and THANKS man!!! :cheers:
See Mark, yesterday i said call Mike Norris. Today he offers a helping hand. Gotta love the help we get from the tuners......... :cool: Way to go Mike :cheers:
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Re: F'me...Issues Already!!! (Jay 383)
Sorry to hear it
Not to worry, it'll be fixed up. LPE are very good people and will help you out. :cheers:
Not to worry, it'll be fixed up. LPE are very good people and will help you out. :cheers:
PS Knock yourself down to 90% for saying "F'me..." :jester
When things go bad, sometimes you just have to laugh, it will make you feel better :)
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Re: F'me...Issues Already!!! (Mean Green)
Mike, you don't know how much I appreciate the offer and you're on my list of calls for Monday morning :)
We'll be talking soon and THANKS man!!! :cheers:
See Mark, yesterday i said call Mike Norris. Today he offers a helping hand. Gotta love the help we get from the tuners......... :cool: Way to go Mike :cheers:
Bob
We have it good down here Bob, for sure!!!!
We'll be talking soon and THANKS man!!! :cheers:
See Mark, yesterday i said call Mike Norris. Today he offers a helping hand. Gotta love the help we get from the tuners......... :cool: Way to go Mike :cheers:
Bob
We have it good down here Bob, for sure!!!!
I will be calling also trying to get this cam install lined up :yesnod:
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Re: F'me...Issues Already!!! (Mean Green)
Mark,
Sorry to hear of your misfortune. I was up at ECS yesterday and Doug tiped me off to your turbo failure?
Hope it all works out really quickly for you. All I can say is things worthwhile are worth working on and waiting for.
:cheers:
Sorry to hear of your misfortune. I was up at ECS yesterday and Doug tiped me off to your turbo failure?
Hope it all works out really quickly for you. All I can say is things worthwhile are worth working on and waiting for.
:cheers:
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Re: F'me...Issues Already!!! (AnteVenom)
Been there, done that. Looks like your turbo internal seals are shot. This occurs mostly by oil coaking or getting the turbos red hot then shutting the engine down without letting it cool. The oil then stops flowing through the turbo and ends up looking like cholesterol in your veins. You can get the turbo rebuilt but it will require new bearings/seals. The biggest pain will be the labor charge. That is the biggest reason I went with Big Cubes/Nitrous, less moving parts meaning less to @#uk up.
I wish you all the luck Mark, I know you just spent a ton of money on that car. :cuss
I wish you all the luck Mark, I know you just spent a ton of money on that car. :cuss