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I don’t know about that diesel care kit. Those up- pipes are under $100 and rebuild kit is $60 and the new compressor wheel that you need is anywhere from $60-$200. A used turbo that you can rebuild is $150 and up. Did I mention that if your wheels aren’t hitting the housings you can just rebuild your turbo?
My confidence is low that the turbo is your problem if it doesn’t have any shaft play. If you remove the downpipe and don’t find evidence that oil has been being dumped out of the turbo, I’m going to say the turbo is not your problem.
It costs about $1 to DIY delete the EBPV if you want. We typically do this to increase reliability by eliminating this common external oil leak point.
Deleted EBPV. I welded this one, but you can drill/tap/plug it if you don’t have access to a welder.
You can see the plug for deleted EBPV pedestal here. I’ve done this to dozens of these trucks and rebuilt lots of turbos.
Blue paint and the gray is VHT 2000* ceramic coating.
Riffraff boots are an excellent choice. I strongly recommend plenum inserts as well. I also like the 6637 style filter to replace broken stock air filter housings. I think I have a write up about how I do these somewhere?
It is basically impossible for oil to get in the fuel filter on a stock (deadheaded) truck. There is no communication back to the filter.
On OBS trucks (regulated return) -different story.
Now you have me wondering...the notion that oil can end up in the fuel tank through bad injector O-rings is like common knowledge around here. Yet when I think about what you put there I see what you are saying. I mean, more than one has opened up their fuel filter and seen black filter element. So...what gives?
I don’t know about that diesel care kit. Those up- pipes are under $100 and rebuild kit is $60 and the new compressor wheel that you need is anywhere from $60-$200. A used turbo that you can rebuild is $150 and up. Did I mention that if your wheels aren’t hitting the housings you can just rebuild your turbo?
My confidence is low that the turbo is your problem if it doesn’t have any shaft play. If you remove the downpipe and don’t find evidence that oil has been being dumped out of the turbo, I’m going to say the turbo is not your problem.
It costs about $1 to DIY delete the EBPV if you want. We typically do this to increase reliability by eliminating this common external oil leak point.
Deleted EBPV. I welded this one, but you can drill/tap/plug it if you don’t have access to a welder.
You can see the plug for deleted EBPV pedestal here. I’ve done this to dozens of these trucks and rebuilt lots of turbos.
Blue paint and the gray is VHT 2000* ceramic coating.
Riffraff boots are an excellent choice. I strongly recommend plenum inserts as well. I also like the 6637 style filter to replace broken stock air filter housings. I think I have a write up about how I do these somewhere?
My biggest problem right now is time, i am not in quarantine as many others are, self employed with many projects going! Being a daily driver hauling tools all the time is very hard to put it down for a few days , i will however have the weekend free so can pull the up pipes and take a look, will also check my fuel filter, just changed it a couple weeks ago and remember it being pretty black.
Won't i need to take the turbo apart to find damage if there is no play in the shaft?
Honestly Besides the oil this thing is burning, I am just trying to find out why and whats broken, that's why i am talking to you guys wrong clamps on the plenum boot, damaged turbo blades
would suggest some rebuilding is needed
That's what i am investigating, It was suggested that i look at the turbo, so i did and yes that is my turbo, No idea what they did to this truck before i got it LOL
I will pull the up pipes tonight to see if they are full of oil, if not then i will need to look elsewhere for the problem, BUT this will need to be dealt with as well
Ok I just reread the entire thread and see how you arrived at this conclusion. The lack of play in the turbo's shaft is puzzling but that chewed up compressor wheel will need replacing. Might as well rebuild the turbo at this point. Was the intake tubing oily from CCV gasses? If not, the oily plenums indicate blown cold side turbo seals to me. Any oil dripping out the exhaust?
