Finally after a 1.5 month trip to Asia, I can finally get back to wrenching on the cruiser. I can't tell you how much I missed getting oil all over myself 
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After buying the cruiser and driving it back from Vancouver to Atlanta the Turbo sub assembly had a minor fail. The sub-assembly is the part that feeds oil to and from the turbo. It was not a critical failure but a severely annoying one. Every couple hundred miles I had to refill the motor oil. I wound up using quite a bit of the stuff. Also it made a huge oily mess on the underside of the cruiser. The silver lining is that nothing will ever rust under neath the cruiser.
I took a few pics of the actual part. The part from 1991, while ok, does pose a threat to failure at some point. This piece is prone to extreme temps and constant heating and cooling cycles. And its under pressure. Then came another iteration where the pipe routing is slightly different making installation slightly easier. The current iteration actually has a brace to prevent any damage to the part.
Its not an expensive part and fairly easy to switch out. I do recommend for anyone who goes on longer trips to switch out this part or at the very least to check it out. Any oil means its about to go. When it does go, you better have a s*** ton of oil on hand.
Here the pics:
This is a pic of the 1991 assembly vs the newer one. The routing on the newer one makes it far easier to install without stressing any of the points.
This is a pic of the newer sub assembly vs the newest iteration which includes a brace to prevent even the slightest movement. I do believe that this will save any future problems.
Oldest assembly vs newest assembly. The differences are quite clear.
Closeup of the new assembly. Very clean joints.
Closeup of the old assembly.
Now a few pics of the failure points. Its not a cracked pipe or anything like that. The joint expands and oil leaks.
Hope this helps out
.After buying the cruiser and driving it back from Vancouver to Atlanta the Turbo sub assembly had a minor fail. The sub-assembly is the part that feeds oil to and from the turbo. It was not a critical failure but a severely annoying one. Every couple hundred miles I had to refill the motor oil. I wound up using quite a bit of the stuff. Also it made a huge oily mess on the underside of the cruiser. The silver lining is that nothing will ever rust under neath the cruiser.
I took a few pics of the actual part. The part from 1991, while ok, does pose a threat to failure at some point. This piece is prone to extreme temps and constant heating and cooling cycles. And its under pressure. Then came another iteration where the pipe routing is slightly different making installation slightly easier. The current iteration actually has a brace to prevent any damage to the part.
Its not an expensive part and fairly easy to switch out. I do recommend for anyone who goes on longer trips to switch out this part or at the very least to check it out. Any oil means its about to go. When it does go, you better have a s*** ton of oil on hand.
Here the pics:
This is a pic of the 1991 assembly vs the newer one. The routing on the newer one makes it far easier to install without stressing any of the points.
This is a pic of the newer sub assembly vs the newest iteration which includes a brace to prevent even the slightest movement. I do believe that this will save any future problems.
Oldest assembly vs newest assembly. The differences are quite clear.
Closeup of the new assembly. Very clean joints.
Closeup of the old assembly.
Now a few pics of the failure points. Its not a cracked pipe or anything like that. The joint expands and oil leaks.
Hope this helps out
