Don't think rings are set

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.

link does not work..

Damnit

Can't get it to work.

Didn't look bad to me?

Hows the truck drive?

Fine. Could be a smoother idle.

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

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.

Can't get videos to work on photo bucket.

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

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.

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

Sounds like time for a compression test.

Probably should

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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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.

Who did the machine work?

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Swamps did the boring.

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.

WHO'S YOUR DADDY?!?!?

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

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.