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Have I Blown The Turbo?

mike1987

By mike1987,
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last night was while driving along i opened her up going up a hill, when all of a sudden i loose almost all power, smoke pouring behind me like a train, and the engine sounds like it now a deisel. and the boost gauge show in wont make any presssure.

is it the turbo? its just that im not game to drive it anywhere but cant afford to get it towed to the mechanic at this point.

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when my engine blew i still made boost.

take all your piping off and check for missing turbo blades and shaft play.

and/or take your spark plugs out and put a rag on the end of a screw driver and dip it into each cylinder. if you get oil on the end of it then you've blown your motor. or just do a compression test.

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hey mike had this happened to me last wednesday gave it some boost, then tried again and there was nothing but smoke out the back, pulled the turbo off and yep it was the turbo,had blown the turbine wheel straight out the exhaust. sounds like you've done the same

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hey mike had this happened to me last wednesday gave it some boost, then tried again and there was nothing but smoke out the back, pulled the turbo off and yep it was the turbo,had blown the turbine wheel straight out the exhaust. sounds like you've done the same

Damn Mitch, it happened to you too? What have I started :rofl:

And damn Mikey that's not good for you either champ. I have an R34 turbo if either of you wants it, let me know

Or you could both opt for a crazy upgrade spree like I have and not have your car for the next 6 months ;)

Cheers Steve.

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They don't necessarily get 'trapped' in the intercooler as such. When the comp wheel impacts with the intercooler'piping wall, it normally releases some small shards/specs of metal. Give your intercooler piping a rub. It'll be oily - check to see if there is any specs - if so, it means that they've most likely been ingested too.

As for the exhaust wheel - straight out the back.

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