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hey AJ, hehe.. i didn't install my turbo today, too tired to wake up
but i will do it for sure tomorrow morning !
I hope i will do fine along !

thanks for the phone number ! Steve and AJ! I love you two !

AJ, take some pics of your LOWERED CIVIC!
and... what else?? well........ i think that's all !
Wish me good luck guys ! hehe..

I will keep u guys updated tomorrow night !
thanks Again !

Chris,

I will show you pics when I finally get my front end off the cinder blocks!

I also wanted to let you guys know that my headgasket comes next friday. I can't wait to finally drive my car.

Yea, also, I went to court again today and got PBJ for a 2 point speeding ticket.

Boatloads of good things are happening to me today!

later guys,

aj

So Chris, how is the install going? Did you decide to do it today or not?

I heard chris didn't do it today because he slept in

hopefully he will do it soon. We need more people in the turbo family!

Ok, i installed it!
everything goes pretty fine, but.. after a 3 mins drive
a oil leak comes in ! hehe...
i dun have time to check out where it is leaking, i am too tired !!!!
12 hours !!!!
the oil is dropping on the downpipe...........
i hope it is not te OIL PAN
i hope it's jsut the oil filther that i didn't tight it enough... man.. it really sucks !!! can't drive my car out for dinner tonight !
anyways, i will let u guys know tomorrow !

hahahahhaa
Finally, after all those questions.....

WELCOME TO THE CLUB>>.......

chris,

that's awesome, I didn't think that you were going to do it today. The oil leak might be from your oil return flange on the oil pan.

good luck though, and give us the details later,

peace,

aj

Almost every Greddy install has some oil burn off at first. It stops after 5 minutes or so. Do you actually see the oil or is it just smoke? Check the high pressure line where it goes into the turbo. When I installed mine I thought there was a leak too but there wasn't.
Also, not using wheel stops will cause oil leaks too. Did you get your wheel stops? hehe j/k

Originally posted by turbod97ex
Did you get your wheel stops? hehe j/k

hahaha,

yea, I used WD-40 to get my 02 sensor out of my exhaust manifold. It was still on it when I screwed it into the downpipe and when I started the car, smoke started coming out of the engine bay. It scared the shit out of me but it was the WD-40.

shewww!!

btw, can anybody else get on superhonda.org?

I haven't been able to get on their site in about a couple days now.

sheesh.

anyway,

later guys,

aj

And why are you trying to go to other sites? Hmmmmm? haha. Maybe that was why Matt was posting responses on Honda-tech because he couldn't get on SH. By the way, if none of you have seen this, check out this post on HT discussing the D16 and how much power it can make - http://www.honda-tech.com/zeromodify...post&id=899055
In my opinion, it is a common misconception that, to get real power, you need to swap your D16 for a larger engine, B18, or to the DOHC 1.6. I mean if you are going to argue that, why not say that to get real power you should have bought a domestic big block and then turbocharged it? Anyway, that post had some interesting things to say about the power that a D16 can be made to make.

I didn't checkout anything about the oil leaks, i see smoke ! yes it's smoke !
and i see oil dripping down to the downpipe which causes the smoke ! So i think something is leaking !
but donno where, maybe the TEE...
or maybe the oil pan...
i actually see some leaks before i install the turbo, maybe that is the problem, i am too tired to check it out tonigh after 11 hours of working and 3 hours sleep and only one sandwich all day long !
i will check it out tomorrow for sure ! and probably get my BOV welded tomorrow if they are open !
i will let u guys know the details tomorrow

it's probably the oil pan, i don't htink did a very good job, coz i was very tiredalread !heheh...

[thermal]

wut???? matt3t4 goes to H-T now?......wierd

yeah.....check these for oil leaks:
-T fitting (oil pressure sensor)
-oil filter
-oil line to the turbo
-oil line and flange to the oil pan
-pan gasket

GOODJOB Xbird!!!!!.....see, it was'nt as bad

Originally posted by thermalfi'd16
wut???? matt3t4 goes to H-T now?......wierd

hahahah

I just got my turbo kit and i'am lookin to put it on myself so far ive already attached the exhaust manifold and adapter to the turbo as well as the high pressure line and flange to the turbo. Someone wanna tell whats next?

just follow what he tells u hehehe
he is the best

The installation stops and im not sure what to do next

hey, i am sorry, i was away from my computer couldn't talk to you on AIM
hmm.. you can basically follow those instructions and install everything... after that, it will be easy, i think once you reach that, u will know what u r doing and got what to do next

also, when you look at my sig, and look at that turbo assembly, it's the bes to put in the oil return hose and that pipe, coz after you put your turbo on there, it will be hard to put that pipe and hose in....

hmm. the instructions end after you connect the oil return hose....
what you do next is connect the charge pipe and those others two pipes, remember to get somebody to weld on your BOV on the charge pipe
after connect the pipes, connect your blue box, remember to solder the wires.....
i think that's all... hmmm...

let me find Thermals's instructions, he has more instructions after, maybe it will help, i will post a link on next msg

here you go :
http://www.hondastyle.com/forums/sho...=&threadid=105
http://www.hondastyle.com/forums/sho...=&threadid=106

i would suggest you to install the gauges before your installation
and also a turbo timer, install these stuff before your installation, it will save you lots of time

anyways, we (ajn, thermal, turbo97ex, mrclowny, racingrice) or other fellows will help u out !!

good luck on your project !
let us know how it goes !

Thanks alot guys! im just curious though where does the oil hose thats wrapped in thermal wrap go? And one of the hoses that were supposed to come in the kit is not here. I have the blue one, the large black one and the medium size black one. Is that gonna be a problem? sorry for all the questions i just wanna make sure everything is right.

Uhm...Im kinda confused about the charge pipe installation, isnt there a pipe that goes to the turbo and then to the filter? I feel kinda stupid (i used to think i was very technically inclined)

i would say you should read all the stuff that steve has on his website !

that wrapped hose is going into the oil pan, you need to drill a hole for that
i think steve has those instructions !

i dun think u need the blue one....
the biggest hose is for the oil return which is that wrapped one

and there is a another black hose is for connecting ur air filter to your engine..........

just make sure you know what to do BEFORE you install it !
or else u will be in trouble

Isnt that tube a little short to reach the oil pan?

nope.. it will be actually too long, u will need to cut it
look at steve's picture of where he drilled his oil pan, it's very useful
u need to be careful of where to drill, too high won't be good, too low won't be good neither
so make sure u print that picture

speaking of drilling holes. where do i drill the hole in the intake piping for the sensor?

i didn't drill any holes for that
i just left it hanging there

I was unscrewing the sensor to join it with the tee when i felt sumthin drippin on my shirt. It was antifreeze!!! Im positive it wasnt oil! it was green and it smelled like antifreeze. Does anyone know why that is happening? I havent done anything but bolt up the turbo and connect the charge and intake pipes.

its coming from the corners of my oil pan

it's really hard to know where it is coming from...
you haven't touch anything that would matter the antifreeze...
sounds strange....
i am not sure.. but if u r saying it's coming from the corner of your oil pan, i think it's dripping from the front of ur engine....
check that out, and make sure where it is from....

where are you from? you from canada? do you have a block heater in your car?
if you do, maybe that's the problem
coz when you bolt on the turbo, the blcok heater will be in the way of the turbo, so when u bolt on the turbo hard, it will make that block heater leaks..
anyways, look carefully where it is leaking out....
good luck !

start a new thread if u can't find where it is leaking !