Don't think rings are set

[Magnum PD]

Got over 900 miles on rebuild and worried that I got too much blowby.

Will that set eventually or should I do something TO set them.

 

[Ron's Power Stroke]

link does not work..

 

[Magnum PD]

Damnit

Can't get it to work.

 

[1badpsd]

Didn't look bad to me?

 

[Layson]

Hows the truck drive?

 

[Magnum PD]

Fine. Could be a smoother idle.

 

[ghohouston]

That does seem like a bit much blowby on a fresh rebuild. What exactly have you done to "seat the rings" so far?

 

[Magnum PD]

I've drove it with a trailer, up and down a pretty good hill with it loaded. Didn't baby it or over heat it. Turbo blew doing that though. That shouldn't have anything to do with the rings right? I did do a hot retorque with it on the stand. I varied the rpm's doing that. So not sure if I did something wrong.

 

[Magnum PD]

Can't get videos to work on photo bucket.

I could text the video to another member of someone wanted to try it.

 

[ghohouston]

What exactly failed on the turbo? I suppose if compressor wheel shattered, or anything metal on the intake side broke, small pieces could have been ingested into a cylinder.

 

[Magnum PD]

The compressor wheel had "some" material taken off but turbine wheel is what broke off from shaft. Then oil went out exhaust.

 

[Arisley]

Sounds like time for a compression test.

 

[Magnum PD]

Probably should

 

[jimdawg185]

What oil did you use for break in. I know our oil will not lets rings seat. I'm sure others might do that as well.


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[Magnum PD]

I used cheap oil for the startup and hot retorque. Then put in Mystic 15W40 oil. Blend of synthetic.

It's not bad. I started it up, cold. plugged the vent hose and turn oil cap over and not much air when I did then.

 

[gnxtc2]

Who did the machine work?

Billy T.
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[Magnum PD]

Swamps did the boring.

 

[Arisley]

Throw some cheap Rotella in there and run it for a 1000 miles or so. You gotts be a little mean to a motor when it's new. Let it know who is the boss.

 

[Magnum PD]

WHO'S YOUR DADDY?!?!?

I can do the rotella if that's what yall think can help.

 

[Arisley]

Use a good oil filter though. Those rings have to cut their way into a perfect fit with the cylinder wall (that's what seating the rings is). After a 1000 miles, if the rings are set, change to what it will live with. If not, repeat. I would probably not really use Rotella though, maybe Delo, just use a dino oil.