Breaking in new turbos...need mineral oil? - GT-R Register - Official Nissan Skyline and GTR Owners Club forum

MrRoboto · 11th August 2005, 06:42 AM

I am having a pair of GT-SS's installed at the end of this month, with a whole bunch of other stuff. A certain tuner from JUN will come and tune my Fcon VPro at the same time. Almost everything is set.

But I can't remember whether or not putting in new turbos require the use of mineral oil for breaking in, or just go with a regular synthetic?

Ajax · 11th August 2005, 03:53 PM

Breaking in??? Its a pair of turbo's not a bloody horse

Seriously though, ive never heard of that about using a mineral oil for new turbo's. Id personaly just use a good synthetic oil and not worry

GTR-Zilla · 11th August 2005, 04:09 PM

prime the turbos with oil before you start the engine...

11th August 2005, 06:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
MrRoboto GTR Register Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Honkers Posts: 25	Breaking in new turbos...need mineral oil? I am having a pair of GT-SS's installed at the end of this month, with a whole bunch of other stuff. A certain tuner from JUN will come and tune my Fcon VPro at the same time. Almost everything is set. But I can't remember whether or not putting in new turbos require the use of mineral oil for breaking in, or just go with a regular synthetic?

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11th August 2005, 03:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ajax GTR Register Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Plymouth Posts: 420	Breaking in??? Its a pair of turbo's not a bloody horse Seriously though, ive never heard of that about using a mineral oil for new turbo's. Id personaly just use a good synthetic oil and not worry

11th August 2005, 04:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
GTR-Zilla Banned Join Date: May 2005 Location: London Posts: 2,099	prime the turbos with oil before you start the engine...