fabrs13
02-22-2005, 08:09 AM
Hello! I've just changed the stock turbo to the engine of a RPS13. The turbo was blown, it had a shaft play for about half of an inch!!! (the car isn't mine and I didn't blow it). So, I found a Schwitzer turbocharger, the same size of the stock T25 Garret but with some thing that were different..like the compressor outlet, the stock turbo has 3 bolts,this one has a round outlet, it's not water refrigerated and the nipples of the oil inlet and outlet are slightly different. I made all the mods, like a little rubber tube running for the water lines... now water is leaking from there and the brackets are veeeery tight... dunno why is leaking water EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING!!!
Yesterday night, after some hours fighting to make the correct hot pipe... I took the car for a ride, turbo is running good..I think so... but I lost all the water from the radiator, the refrigerant tank was completely DRY! I came back to my house and checked everything... I saw water leaking the the rubber tube I mentioned before, and in addition..water leaking from the water pump. The engine is running very lazy misfiring a lot... in the work shop they told me tha the engine is leaking lots of oil and it's in very bad shape. They changed the timing belt but didn't turn the engine on after that because I took the car for the turbo swap.
Please, if some of you know something about thsi engine, and why is giving to me those troubles...please HELP ME!!! I'll appreciate very much your help! Thanks a lot!
Yesterday night, after some hours fighting to make the correct hot pipe... I took the car for a ride, turbo is running good..I think so... but I lost all the water from the radiator, the refrigerant tank was completely DRY! I came back to my house and checked everything... I saw water leaking the the rubber tube I mentioned before, and in addition..water leaking from the water pump. The engine is running very lazy misfiring a lot... in the work shop they told me tha the engine is leaking lots of oil and it's in very bad shape. They changed the timing belt but didn't turn the engine on after that because I took the car for the turbo swap.
Please, if some of you know something about thsi engine, and why is giving to me those troubles...please HELP ME!!! I'll appreciate very much your help! Thanks a lot!