Deleting turbo coolant lines

[jbone]

Im putting in a 20g and it only has oil fittings. ive read htat some people remove the coolant lines for the stock turbo. Can I just plug the two lines from where they originate, or does it have to be done some other way? It was also suggested to me to get a high flow oil pump to help cooling/lubrication. Is that necessary, or should I say beneficial enough to make the effort?

 

[jwaller]

Re: Deleting turbo coolant lines

just plug them. if you drive it really hard let it sit for a min or 2 before you shut down. dont worry about the oil pump. our sumps are too small for a high volume pump.

 

[Ian Turgeon]

Re: Deleting turbo coolant lines

what 20g is missing the cooled center section?

 

[jbone]

Re: Deleting turbo coolant lines

what 20g is missing the cooled center section?

:dunno: all I know is its a TD06H-20G 14cm

 

[Ian Turgeon]

Re: Deleting turbo coolant lines

I dont have turbos running by my face all day, but I havnt seen one... interesting.

 

[Black Knight]

Re: Deleting turbo coolant lines

Mike wrote something on this a while back about some Garret's and Turbonetic's coming with a h20 as a option on single bearing turbo's. I guess you can opt to order it without a connection for water coolant, not sure the reason why you would want this. If I remember correctly Branden's PTE60 he had before didn't have a coolant hookup.

 

[RSpengler]

Re: Deleting turbo coolant lines

Mitsubishi turbos do come in either water cooled or just oil cooled center sections.
I've seen both.
-Rob

 

[HotRodV6]

Re: Deleting turbo coolant lines

Is there any real advantage to having the water cooled option?

Also would you damage the stock turbo if you deleted the water lines from it and just ran oil thru it??

I will be upgrading to an oil cooled only turbo in the near future, and i was thinking if going ahead and deleting the water lines to the stock turbo now since the engine is out and its much easier, that way i dont have to mess with them when the new turbo goes on.

 

[jbone]

Re: Deleting turbo coolant lines

from what I understand the water lines help protect the turbo after the truck has been shut off. The coolant constantly flows through the turbo b/c of the heat. (how I dont know but it does). This helps it remove heat from the turbo to let it cool while the truck isnt running since there is no oil flowing through it. there was a thread on here somewhere about all of that.

 

[QUICK STORM]

Re: Deleting turbo coolant lines

there is no water flow when the truck is turned off on a stock turbo. when deleting the coolant lines invest in a turbo timer

 

[jbone]

Re: Deleting turbo coolant lines

this is where I got that info from although I may have read it wrong.

http://www.syty.net/forums/showthread.php?t=29615&highlight=stock+turbo+coolant+lines

 

[QUICK STORM]

Re: Deleting turbo coolant lines

i see what there saying about that type of method but i doubt it flows that constantly to cool it off so significantly that you don't need it to idle to cool off. watercooled or not, invest in a turbo timer.

 

[jbone]

Re: Deleting turbo coolant lines

i see what there saying about that type of method but i doubt it flows that constantly to cool it off so significantly that you don't need it to idle to cool off. watercooled or not, invest in a turbo timer.

I agree. That was one of my first "mods" so to speak. :tup: