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Just had my turbos rebuilt and had to replace the oil feed line, not sure what kind of stuff Cummins put on the flared fitting into the adapter but it was never coming off so I had to cut them. I understand I need to manually put oil in the turbo before firing up. Two questions, how much oil should I put in there, and do I need to prime the oil feed line before firing up? I realize oil pressure builds quickly but just want to be sure I don’t hurt anything by firing up with a dry oil feed line. Thanks
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To follow up on Richards post, while it works….
When I purchased a rebuilt turbo, the instructions called for adding a few oz’s of oil to the top of the turbo before starting.
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Vessel Name: Tenacious
Engines: 6BTA 5.9 330's - "Seaboard Style"
Location: Long Island, NY
Country: USA
Right, since the turbo is primed at that point for initial startup and that oil line will flow oil quickly.
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Todd: FWIW, I had to totally rebuild one of my CT6A 480s, including the turbo. No one ever mentioned pouring oil in the turbo supply line, we got it back together and fired it up. The turbo will receive oil very quickly and really isn’t spinning much at idle.
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