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Cracked exhaust side collector?
Posted by Chaz [Email] (more from Chaz) on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 06:35:16
In Reply to: how to diagnose a broken wastegate??, Ram'85SPG, Sat, 17 Jun 2006 15:36:34
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The turbos, especially the Garrets get a crack starting at the wastegate portal, and then running to either the exhaust portal or to the atmosphere or internally. These can become huge cracks. You need to remove the downpipe and the wastegate flange assembly to see it, but if the sysytem is dirty you might need to remove the exhaust side housing and drop it into acid overnight to clean it and see if it is cracked.
Posts in this Thread:
- how to diagnose a broken wastegate??, Ram'85SPG, Sat, 17 Jun 2006 15:36:34
- Cracked exhaust side collector?, Chaz, Sun, 18 Jun 2006 06:35:16 <-- Viewing This Message
- Did more diagnostics>>>, Ram'85SPG, Sat, 17 Jun 2006 20:25:34
- Re: how to diagnose a broken wastegate??, CMyles
, Sat, 17 Jun 2006 18:29:00 - Re: how to diagnose a broken wastegate??, nuysSAAB
, Sat, 17 Jun 2006 16:02:39
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