Sump Plug Spanner Size?

I'm going to attempt my turbo tomorrow but according to the instructions with the turbo need to change my oil at the same time (annoying as mines only done 300 miles on this oil!) Could anyone tell me the allen key size i need to do the sump plug? Also the oil filter does it fit any other cars so i can ask my local motor factors?

Cheers

Jon

Hi Jon,

It is not an allen key that you need, but an eight mm square key, "L" shaped, like an allen key. In my humble opion, I cannot see why, after only 300miles, you should need to change the oil when fitting your turbo back, but in my experience the most important thing to do, having attached the turbo and the oil return pipe, before you attach the oil feed pipe, usually the top one, is to fill the bearing housing with clean oil by pouring it into the hole that, once full, you attach the oil feed pipe over. When you start the engin for the first time, try to do it at tick over to allow the oil pressure to build up, do not rev the engin for 30secs or so. I have always done this with the few turbos that I have refurbished, and have had no problems.
Hope this helps.

John

you may find that on idle there is so little air flow into the engine that the turbo does not spin up any way, which helps to preserve the bearings while oil is begining to be supplied.

Or B syringe in oil prior to connecting the top oil feed and spin blades at the same time.
Then again you can always read the manual and prime first prior to starting engine by disconnecting the ecu by pulling out the connector.
And just turning the engine over on starter.
Dave

you may find that on idle there is so little air flow into the engine that the turbo does not spin up any way,

The turbo does spin at idle, because I looked once to see if they did, (how sad is that ) and quite fast. The rotor assembly is so finely ballanced that the slightest air flow will make it turn.
Dave makes a good point to crank the engin to get the oil pressure up, that will certainly help.

Normally you wouldn't have to change the oil but as the car has eaten a compressor wheel I think I would

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Normally you wouldn't have to change the oil but as the car has eaten a compressor wheel I think I would

Good point well made

Here's a money saving tip, why not try Valvoline VR-1 racing 20w 50 as used by Turbodog, we have put some in the Blue Car and it gives good oil pressure. It's about half the price of Mobil 1

http://www.lkperformancestyling.co.uk/c ... goils.html

I think you could get it cheaper than £25 a tub as well....

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Oh and the oil filter is the same as the Renault 21 Turbo as well.