Sump Alloy / Steel?

1. Ste Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Yorkshire Posts: 5415 Saxo

   #1 17th August 2007, 11:50

   Is the sump alloy or steel?
2. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

   #2 17th August 2007, 12:21

   Gold.....
   
   
   What engine? old TUs tend to be steel and some of the new ones are alloy
3. Ste Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Yorkshire Posts: 5415 Saxo

   #3 17th August 2007, 12:25

   Mk2 2003 VTR....
   
   Silvertop.
   
   Whats the official engine code?
4. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

   #4 17th August 2007, 13:53

   should be steel if its a Saxo VTR even the late ones
5. Ste Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Yorkshire Posts: 5415 Saxo

   #5 17th August 2007, 14:04

   nice cheers.
6. gartrell Established Member Joined: Feb 2007 Leicester Posts: 1083 BMW 5er

   #6 17th August 2007, 18:46

   get a magnet bud
7. mallboy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2005 Wolverhampton Posts: 3000 MK1 VTR TURBO

   #7 17th August 2007, 18:59

   defo steel bud as mine had to be welded (oil return im guessing? - make sure the metal pipe is welded as close to the top of the sump - above the oil level line)
8. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

   #8 17th August 2007, 22:05

   GMC use to just screw the return in to the engine block as its already got a hole for it.
9. Ste Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2007 Yorkshire Posts: 5415 Saxo

   #9 18th August 2007, 20:59

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by AXracing GMC use to just screw the return in to the engine block as its already got a hole for it.

   Ooooo...
   
   Where bouts?
   
   Also where would you take the oil feed?
10. mallboy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2005 Wolverhampton Posts: 3000 MK1 VTR TURBO

    #10 19th August 2007, 18:03

    i took the oil feed from the oil pressure switch. the pressure may be too high their so you could take it from a remote oil filter kit if you have problems
11. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

    #11 19th August 2007, 22:14

    Take the oil from a pressure switch is a good place. But no matter where you take the oil from the TU engine runs way to high pressure for just about any of the correct size Garrett, IHI, MHI and KKK out now. All you have to do though is simply restrict the oil pressure going to the turbo.
12. mallboy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2005 Wolverhampton Posts: 3000 MK1 VTR TURBO

    #12 19th August 2007, 22:35

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by AXracing Take the oil from a pressure switch is a good place. But no matter where you take the oil from the TU engine runs way to high pressure for just about any of the correct size Garrett, IHI, MHI and KKK out now. All you have to do though is simply restrict the oil pressure going to the turbo.

    true but the main way to restrict the flow is to get an oil pressure regulater which gmc do not do any more. the way i got away with it was to use a very thin braided oil feed pipe as i was adviced to get it as thin as poss and it has done the trick for me
    
    apparently someone on here had a big problem with the oil going straight the seals due to the high pressure from the switch (lots of smoke), he ended up taking the feed from his remote oil filter as it had less pressure their - which worked for him