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So as many of you may know my crankcase vent lines froze from headgasket mositure this winter. As a result my crankcase overpressurized & I burnt alot of oil and almost lost my motor.
I am currently replacing head gasket,t-belt,all oil seals, water pump...etc.....
I found oil every where.....exhaust,charge pipes, intake manifold....everywhere.....

I really wanna take my turbo apart & clean it up.....I know the oil seals are a film & I dare not hit it with brake clean.......

I have never taken a turbo apart......any advise or pointers.......I don't believe I will have to replace any bearings correct?

 
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if that happen to your car i suggest grabbing a decent oil catch can set up and checking it regularly. this 700whp local civic is using a heineken (however you spell it lol) mini keg as an oil catch can so what happened to you can never happen. just an idea... no idea about your question though lol

 
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I do have a catch can......the line to the catch can froze w/ moisture.....blocking crankcase pressure from venting. I blew out my crankcase breather seal, cam seal, & crank seal aswell.

Lucky I just put a new rear main seal in!

 
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Bump....this place is dead!

 
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It sucks

 
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I miss 7thgencivic...

 
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if there's oil in the turbo and its not from the turbo, just wipe it with a clean rag. the bolts on the back side of the housings are holding them to the center. You can shoot the housings with brake cleaner or something, just let them dry before you put them back on. I would just wipe the wheels by hand, being careful not to bend any of the blades.
If the seals are good, dont open up the center housing or take the shaft out.... if you do, you gotta get it rebalanced (AKA professional rebuild).

 
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ok....so I don't want to take it apart........good thing I can't! I have been trying for hours...hammers,wd-40,vise, pry bar.....That sucker ain't coming apart!

I already cleaned the intake portion....the blades were very clean.

When it happened I filled the road with a thick heavy white smoke......You couldn't even see. To make it worse the oil was fouling the plugs causing it to buck & shake from misfires. I thought for sure my engine was toast!

Just an example to show that 1 flaw in a turbo car shines through!

 
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sadly enough bro,im going through the same ****.i bought a rebuild kit off ebay(i know **** right).it came with good instructions and im almost done.i"ll let you know if its a good kit or not and give you his store name.