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b12

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8th Jun, 2004 at 01:38:05pm

where is Baldwins ?

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8th Jun, 2004 at 01:51:37pm

i always used to use the cheapest halfords 20w50 but thats cause my old engine used to burn through litres of the stuff all the time and i cant afford shed loads of expensive oil
i now use 15w40 i think but its only halfords stuff
i need to start buying decent oil!!!
some reccomedations would be good
especially as i want my turbo to last when i get it all built and fitted


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8th Jun, 2004 at 01:52:53pm

b12, mine used to pour out on start up then settle down, also if you lifted off on the motorway and then accelerated again, it poured out.
that engine was totally shagged though

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8th Jun, 2004 at 03:04:18pm

B12, have you got an in car fuel pressure gauge? if so, which one, if not, how are you checking it?

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Ross.

Edited by mini-marauder on 8th Jun, 2004.

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Sold the turbo and seeing what the C20XE can do!

Near Lincoln

8th Jun, 2004 at 03:24:46pm

you can put the gunson lo-gauge under neath the windscreen wiper *wink* works for me!

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8th Jun, 2004 at 03:33:59pm

not such a permanent solution for bombing up and down country lanes!! *happy*

(BTW, iain see my zetec post)

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AlexF2003

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8th Jun, 2004 at 04:41:49pm

do not put an in car gauge!!

its not safe!

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b12

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8th Jun, 2004 at 05:06:15pm

I got an in car guague ...
only to test what is going on ....
it is certainly not safe

it fits together using a boost gaugue kit !!! no clips holding anything in place , all push fit

NICE ....


NOT ....


So I will be removing it

Still it was worth doing becassue my fuel pressure was well out - It is actually quite amazing how much you need to unscrew the screw (!) to reduce the pressure by even the smallest of amounts .. I must have unscrewed the screw(!) by about 8mm !!

S

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8th Jun, 2004 at 05:07:28pm

what gauge is it? a gunsons one?

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8th Jun, 2004 at 05:18:37pm

no matey its like a in dash gaugue
measures 0 - 15 PSI
I will find out the make if you like ; and let you know

I rekon you could use a TurboBoost guague for a one off test ; cant really see whats different !!

S

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8th Jun, 2004 at 05:19:34pm

Probably not alot... except if one leaks its a little air, and the other is a little fuel :S

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8th Jun, 2004 at 05:22:20pm

Cool! ... i like the smell of petrol..... *tongue*

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