Problem with FP Ball Bearing Black, Oil burning!

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Nov 8, 2012 | 09:44 AM

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wanguru

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Did you notice any performance gains after the turbo was reinstalled and the oil leak issue went away?

Feb 4, 2013 | 03:43 PM

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I know this is a old thread.. But my friend is having the same issue with his FP BLACK BB.... its building up oil on the compressor side only,,. Did you find out the cause,, Thanks,,,

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Forced performance inspected the turbo free of charge and found nothing wrong with it. One theory robert has is that my engine is producing too much oil pressure, and a smaller restrictor might be needed. I just got an oil pressure gauge, and will be installing it this weekend.
The FP ball bearing restrictor is calibrated for a stock motor producing about 75psi at normal operating temp.

I have also had my ball bearing black on the car for a week now, and i am not having any oil issues, even at 34psi.

Feb 5, 2013 | 07:29 AM

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I know this is a old thread.. But my friend is having the same issue with his FP BLACK BB.... its building up oil on the compressor side only,,. Did you find out the cause,, Thanks,,,

yes, too much oil pressure. another guy who had this issue, switched the feed line from the oil filter housing to the stock feed line from the head. that seem to have worked.
for me, i made a large catch can with a 1/2" line recirculating back into the intake pipe. that helped a lot, but now getting a little bit of the crank case oil.