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hi guyz i need help.as you can see the turbo sits under the carb and the engine is at an angle. as i know the turbo oil drain must be above the oil level. the way it is at the moment the drain will be next to the sump plug. How can i get the oil to drain on the otherside with out moving the turbo?
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Hi Vuyo
I cant make out from the pic what the problem is ? I would mod the sump at the back above the drain plug to accept your oil return from the turbo .
My biggest fear is that my wife sells my cars for what i told her they cost !!
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splitfan wrote:Hi Vuyo
I cant make out from the pic what the problem is ? I would mod the sump at the back above the drain plug to accept your oil return from the turbo .
thanks nice one will do that
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Re: turbo time!!! A very sad day

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A very sad day for me today. While staring my car it burst into flames the fire department had to get it out . I don’t know what to do now that car kept me busy for 6 years. Sad to see my hobby up I flames. Sad day for me indeed.
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eish Vuyo,sorry to see all your hard work went up in smoke.

anything salvageable of the car??
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Oh Fark me! That is sad indeed. Sorry about your loss Vuyo.

Do you know how it started?
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:bn: Sorry to hear that indeed very very sad :cry:
what went wrong ?
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beetlefanatic wrote:Oh Fark me! That is sad indeed. Sorry about your loss Vuyo.

Do you know how it started?
electrical fault ? dont know next bug i do the tank is going in the dog box
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Jeez Vuyo
Sorry about the loss. Must be a heartbreaker....
Glad you are at least OK and you didnt loose your house in the process.
Maybe it is better it happened now instead of during a test drive? You were lucky...
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Hell that sucks! :cry:
Sorry about your loss! :cry:
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So this was electrics at the front of the car which ignited the fuel?
That's quite a strange one.

I have burned some wires in my car but normally inside the dash or cabin.
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eben wrote:So this was electrics at the front of the car which ignited the fuel?
That's quite a strange one.

I have burned some wires in my car but normally inside the dash or cabin.
sup E i dint know what happand just speculation
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dont want to sound like a vulture but please post more pics ?
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only have one sorry going to the scrap guyz and see if they can pic up
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Shit man ! Sorry V good luck with the next one :(
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