Yes your probably right. but i already have two cars that work perfectly (because they are japanese) and i was given this for free, ive heard so many horror stories about these engines im not going to spend any money on it. even ford now recommend an engine change if the turbo fails on this car.

The point of it was would it work ? would the car run with no turbo intenals,and the oil supply blanked off ?

Im not bothered why it failed or what would fix it properly, would the workaround that cost nothing work ?

Edited by Ian Co on 02/03/2017 at 14:17

Interesing i just found this on the web elsewhere.....

Jose Peixoto, Mechanical Engineer

Written 15 Nov 2016

Yes it can,BUT::::::

1-you have to block the oil supply pipe to the turbo; (VERY easy)

2-you have to remove the turbo and GUT IT: remove turbine/shaft,bearings,rings,compressor wheel,EVERYTHING;

3-Make a round plate(stainless steel is best) just like the turbo´s heat shield,BUT WITHOUT the big central hole,so that the exhaust gases do not go into the intake(or you would have a permanent EGR-not good)

4-re-assemble turbo,using that plate you made

5-mount turbo to car,using all the original manifolds,gaskets,bolts,plates,etc; if you have new ones custom made it will cost you A FORTUNE,in which case you would buy a new turbo in the first place;

Now it will run forever,BUT: you have a camshaft made for the turbo engine; camshafts for engines with no turbos are different(diff.timing/angles); so,go to the junkyard and get a proper camshaft; A LOT of work,as you can see; that,s why almost nobody does it; I have done it SEVERAL times (half of the times keeping the same cam) - over 40 years working in cars-,for people who really could not afford a turbo at the moment; BUT you will loose HALF of the hp; if you had 100 hp,now you will have 50 or so;

Oh, and NO smoke at all,since your turbo is now not passing any oil to the intake,since you blocked it off(you absolutely must,or ALL the oil will gush out in 30 seconds); why NO smoke at all? Because the electronics MATCH the diesel to the air; they(map or map)take care of that;

Yes,I have done it,did one just today,a 1998 Rover 200 2.0 TD; has a Garrett GT 1549 turbo; poor girl has little money,will bring it back(?) when she can to install another turbo ,

That is interesting, i never even knew they existed !

I had a Fiat 850 with a centrifugal oil filter on the crankshaft. Removed it once for cleaning and it had a 10mm thick coating with the consistency of a pencil eraser on the inside with tiny metal particles embedded in it.

Seemed to be an efficient filter.

Why does the turbo need its own oil filter? It looks as though it can easily be more of a hindrance than help. Isn't the main oil filter good enough? If not, why not?

One thing I never see advised for oil change procedure (and something garages will never bother to do) is to jack the car so the drain hole really is the lowest part of the sump and leave it to drip brown gunge for several hours, preferably overnight, before renewing the oil and filter. I would think this is especially useful advice for those with engines requiring the fuel of satan.

Well maintained cars don't get brown gunge or sludge - it's the others that do.

www.centrifugeoilfiltration.com/trucking

Surprisingly cheap, though that's without the plumbing.

Are we off-topic yet?

Edited by edlithgow on 03/03/2017 at 14:30

Most of the motorcycles (as opposed to the commoner scooters) here have engines based on the Honda CG or CB 125, which have a centrifugal filter. The snag is that they have to be cleaned out, and that tends not to happen, especially here.

Its on my to do list for a Sym Wild Wolf I acquired a while ago. Probably never been done so I expect it'll be full.