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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 10:12 PM
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did you prime the turbo when you installed it?
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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 10:46 PM
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yes i sure did it had plenty of brand new oil in it before i cranked the car right up .
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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 10:47 PM
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yes theres oil seeping out where the clamp goes around the 2 halfs to hold it together , and i noticed some oil around the compressor cover where the cir-clip holds it on , it's only externally leaking .Brand new turbo as well .Not impressed to say the least.
sounds like yours is a one off. Had mine going for about 15,000kms at 20psi with no issues. Are you sure you didnt lose a little copper washer?
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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 11:00 PM
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oil feed banjo had copper washers and was tight , turbo drain flange was tight with new gasket.It had plenty of fresh oil going threw it before i fully fired it up .Yeah man im dissapointed but **** happens i spose .
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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 11:32 PM
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Please double check it's actually a leak,my turbo did the same for about a week,it was actually overflow from the assembly lube they used to put it together,i noticed it like a day or so after i installed it,i cleaned it a couple of times and it never came back.
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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 11:39 PM
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yes it defantly is a leak the car was sitting for a couple weeks doing nothing and was spotless untill i fired the car up .cleaned it with brake clean and still dripping
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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 11:41 PM
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and there is also some oil residue in the exhaust housing . Possible seal failure ??
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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 11:47 PM
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Sorry to hear dude,that sucks,i would contact them right away
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 12:02 AM
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and there is also some oil residue in the exhaust housing . Possible seal failure ??

follow this guy's video and see if there any leaks, but is it going to void the warranty??? ask before you do it, btw did u sold your racefab intake manifold?
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 01:56 AM
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my mate works at the local turbo shop so i'll get him to sort it out .I see on here that couple other people have had issues with these turbo's . Im not selling that intake anymore i decided to keep it
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Old Nov 18, 2012 | 02:10 AM
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Originally Posted by evo7_8u
my mate works at the local turbo shop so i'll get him to sort it out .I see on here that couple other people have had issues with these turbo's . Im not selling that intake anymore i decided to keep it
good luck
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 07:58 PM
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Billet wheel~~~haha, but it looks more thick than the cast wheel, can it be bolt straight on?
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Old Nov 28, 2012 | 10:20 PM
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Do they make the 25g with billet wheel already in it? Or must it be purchased seperate.
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 04:48 AM
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Do they make the 25g with billet wheel already in it? Or must it be purchased seperate.

They don't have one on their website but if you contact them they will do it for you,a friend of mine did, he just paid for the difference in price, however i don't know if that is still an option since they don't even sell the billet wheel on it's own anymore, i would email them and find out.
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 09:54 AM
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Ok I'll email them. I'm really looking to hit around 400 retaining the stock 8 cams. Just thought the billet would make that goal easier. Do you think the cast wheel could net me around those numbers?
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