2005 F350 DO I HAVE TO PRIME THE TURBO
I rebuilt the Turbo last nite and cleaned it up, the vanes were stuck. So now im curious if I have to prime the Turbo before I crank it over. or if just running the motor will be good enough. Thanks
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Sport45 wrote:eHoefler wrote:
I use a socket on a breaker that fits the turbine nut on the intake side. While using the socket on the nut, I have someone else start the truck, I keep the turbo from spinning for about 30 seconds. This allows oil pressure to build and fill the galleys on the turbo without spinning, then let it go.
If you do this I recommend shutting the engine down after the 30 seconds and not removing the socket until the turbine quits trying to spin. I wouldn't want to take a chance on the socket slipping off the breaker and bouncing around in there.
Pre-lubing during assembly should suffice.
Done it many times on bigger engines when I worked in the truck shops. At idle, there is not enough exhaust flow to really spool it up, plus you would not believe how little effort that is needed to hold it.
