Im by no means an expert, but this seems similar to my old problems.

 

the problems u had when ur motor went dry? mines been doing this for about a year so im kinda clueless except im almost 100 its something to do with oil.

what should i look for with regards to the return line?

 

Anybody got some tips to stop my interior from squeaking , its really really getting to me nowadays

 

Hey you sc base models think I will be fine on a 3.1 pulley using 93 octane I don't wanna run e it would be to inconvenient

 

Just make sure it goes as vertical as possible up to turbo. FOr example like this \ insteadof like this L. If that makes any sense lol. I also have like a stem, inside line, that comes out of pan and makes sure no dip in line. Its also possible to clog return if your on incline, all oil goes to back of pan, blocks the return opening( believe this was solved with new oil pan. Think about it, if the return bung is blocked with oil, the returning oil is never gonna make it back into pan, just gonna back up and burn up in turbo. My extremely low oil level would have never happened on the street, I check levels everyday. But when I went and beat on it on autox, oil slooshes around and could very easily cause a situation that would never happen on street. Sorry for the rambling thought process

 

Here you go my Dr 19's they are 17inch, sorry for the photshop drop only pic i have of rims atm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40860299@N07/7010511597/http://www.flickr.com/photos/40860299@N07/7010511597/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/40860299@N07/, on Flickr

 

I was on a 2.9 with 91 octane for a while.Ran just fine So yes you will be fine.

 

thats what im running to ^^^^

 

what type of boost gauges you guys runnin

 

13 PSI,I run E ocho cinco.It's inconvenient for me too but oh so worth it!

 

i'm on a 2.9 and running 93...

 

So i figured out what killed my ebay turbo... Like an idiot i used RTV to seal the threads on the ecotec oil feed adapter to the block instead of pipe tape since it was missing out of my tool box. It must have smushed some out in the block a little, then over the last month broke free. I run a .050 oil restrictor to keep oil pressure in the turbo down, well the RTV found that hole and starved the turbo for oil. The turbo wouldve still been alive had i not tried to cut a corner.

 

^lol fail...seriously though, that sucks

 

yeah but I ordered a new ebay turbo again, $118 shipped. Then another $80 for a genuine garrett rebuild kit. Should last another 3+ years.

 

yea brags that makes complete sense thanks again. hopefully ill be able to get under there this weekend, i need to do an oil change so thats a good time to check out the line.

@07cobaltguy... aww damn sorry to hear about that, u should do a how to on rebuilding the ebay turbo with the rebuild kit. ive heard a few people doing this but not really sure what it all entails

 

Go check out the thread GMSC about oil accuators, powell posted great pics of all the pans, and differences.

 

is it in the powell section?

 

under deltas/engine

 

is the trap door something I should get if I don't do any auto x? should I look into it for peace of mind or is my money better spent elsewhere? I still need to get the f23 rotated mounts and a rear sway bar, not sure how extreme I want to go on that yet

 

im gonna order a new pump first cuz low oil pressure, then we'll see from there. might be making a cruise to CED tomorrow

 

im going to be looking at selling my s/c kit. PM me if you are interested or have questions. Ill make a for sale post in a couple days.

 

Ecotec Front Cover w/Oil Pump 12637040


ordered. hopefully this helps. i guess it wouldntbe the first time i bought something that didnt help lol.

 

thanks guys think i might be droppin a pulley soon then and i will be getting a interceptor

 

ugh it gets annoy always getting logged out all the time... go to make a post gotta log in even tho i logged in five min ago.

 

you don't have to spend so much money on a interceptor.I bought a ELM327 OBD2 blue tooth reader and use the APP Torque.$15 on the ELM327 and $5 for torque and then a couple bucks on a cell phone mount.It shows every PID.I have mine on IAT1,Timing advance,and Knock Retard.It also reads codes,erase codes,data logs,shows monitor status,all sorts of cool things.I love it.