STi Time Attack 2008 - new dyno figures !!

ScoobieWRX · Post by **ScoobieWRX** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:45 am

Blimey.... It's like having your own pit crew, only long distance. Excellent!!

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:27 am

I'll bet he's pacing up and down, twiddling his thumbs. Not only can he not fiddle with his car, he can't even stand and admire it

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:32 am

Did you like the oil fest under the bonnet Gerry ? :lol:

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:45 am

dynamix wrote:Did you like the oil fest under the bonnet Gerry ? :lol:

Put it this way. Corrosion isn't going to be a problem for some time

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:05 am

It certainly isnt.

I am hoping that 323Ian will offer to detail the engine bay ...... :lol:

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:00 pm

Slight update, in that the Turbo is rebuildable and being put together as we speak along with cleaning up of the mass of oil that was within it and the pipework/IC.

Sump has been off aswell to check the big end bearings and oil is being analysed for traces of bearings in there.

All good so far (apart from damage to the turbo bearings).

It will be back soon fingers crossed.

blacky · Post by **blacky** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:12 pm

Do you know why the turbo went and oil was p1ssing out the dipstick etc??

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 2:31 pm

Oil was out of the dipstick because of either:

- me not putting the dipstick in correctly
- a quick amendment to the VTA catch can breather to try and stop oil coming out of the can causing excessive pressure and blowing the dipstick out
- some other issue

or a combination of all three. The dipstick is suprisingly easy to pop out on mine.

Either way, all issues that caused it will be solved.

Turbo - was either:
- lack of oil due to a lot of it in and around engine bay and not within the actual sump
- excessive heat soak on turbo from switching it off from full chat twice that day due to the IC hose popping off and switching it off when it the pits at the end due to very excessive oil smoke from the headers

or a combination of the two.

It will be fixed and luckily it is a rebuildable unit so not a major disaster.

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:36 pm

My dipstick's a bugger to shift. It's only held by an 'O' ring seal so, it may be worth looking to replace the 'O' ring.

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:08 pm

I have just picked the car back up from Area 52 Autosport

Turbo is repaired and as good as new.

Thanks to Jase there for turning it around so quickly so that the car can go in to have its cage put in on Monday.

And thanks to Mark for the dipstick retaining spring modification :thumb: