issues turboing 2.8 lux

[granborismo]

brand new ct20's on ebay, round $490

yeah, i have been tempted to try one out, i assume they are chinese ones though

i saw a bloke on toyotadiesel forum put one on his bj73 i think, dont remember if its still going alright though.

[gotta_b_a_lux]

does anyone know anyone that can silver solder or braze on a saturday afternoon/sunday morning for cash or beers or both?

if not im going to just crank it up with a hollow bolt an gasket goo, i have no other choice, its my daily.

cheers

[a1 mech]

U shud be rite to grease up a drill bit and gently drill a hole with it on the car, wud be better to take the sump off tho.

If you get a tapered fitting u can wind it in till it bites in solid then use sum loctite thread sealer around the edges to seal it and hold it firm. Just ensure u position it up high but in between the cylinders so the crankshaft counter weights wont come anywhere near it.

[DR Frankenstine]

Punch a hole with a spike and tap the hole with grease on the tap. The good thing about doing it that way is plenty of metal to thread.

[mosus]

i don't understand why you have to take your front diff out to get sump off??
mine came straight out no worries.

i'd be a little worried about just "gooing" it up, but at that time of the day/weekend it's going to be hard to find someone to do it!

Who's doing the turbo up??

[gotta_b_a_lux]

goin to pick up a sump from the wreckers today so i can get it brazed through the week. I only want to have to take it off once. I dont want recurring problems.

Question for when i get it brazed is it ok to just drill a hole then but the nut up to the side of the sump an braze around it or should i turn half of the hex so its round and is flush with the inside of the sump?

ill just swap them over next weekend. Anyone lookin for a perfectly good 2.8 IFS sump after next weekend pm me.

Cheers

[DR Frankenstine]

goin to pick up a sump from the wreckers today so i can get it brazed through the week. I only want to have to take it off once. I dont want recurring problems.

Question for when i get it brazed is it ok to just drill a hole then but the nut up to the side of the sump an braze around it or should i turn half of the hex so its round and is flush with the inside of the sump?

ill just swap them over next weekend. Anyone lookin for a perfectly good 2.8 IFS sump after next weekend pm me.

Cheers

While you have the sump off you should do the big ends

[one_waz]

FYI, i had this same problem with mine when i done it, oil return via alternator was too restricted and had bulk oil comn out the exhaust, so i screwed a 3mm piece of aluminium to the sump with blue maxx inbetween the 2 then drilled and tapped thru the aluminium w/ 5/8 tap and ran the oil return straight into the sump no problems with it since.

Waz

[gotta_b_a_lux]

the spare sump has been cleaned, brazed an is ready to swap over.





this is just another pick of my feed line for whoever asked before (mosus?)


plan is to swap it over next weekend and fit the turbo aswell if its ready.

to remove my sump as its IFS i have to either remove my engine or remove my front diff an steering stabilizer so its gunna be a fun weekend.

if anyone can think of anythin else that they had issues with please feel free to comment as id rather hear it now than find out the hard way.

Cheers

Chris

[Stubbs]

Is this problem just with IFS or is the oil drain the same size with the solid axle lux?
Is it possible to just re-tap the standard one bigger or would it be best to just make a new hole and braze a nut on like in the pics?

Cheers, Stubbs

[BadMav]

Also check that your turbo isn't being fed too much oil. I ran a restrictor fitting (2mm orifice) in the feed line of mine which fixed the problem. But it does depend on the turbo, some can handle the volume, some can't. Seems strange that both front AND rear seals would 'fail' at the same time.