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first thing that comes to mind Posted by vvack0matic [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: long drive home w/newly installed turbo!, stonewolf, Sun, 17 Jun 2007 07:48:45 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
is with a brand new turbo, once its installed the car must only be idled for the first five minutes so the oil can work through the turbo oil lines and after the car must be babied for the first 100 miles of the new install.
if the mechanic installed the new turbo and took it right out to test drive the car to feel how much power the new turbo has and did not do the 5 minute oil idle the turbo would have ben fried.
im sure they will deny any involvement because we are talking about a 500$ unit.
if the turbo fried on the mechanic test driving the car the motor most likely died on him/or her and the only way they could get the motor idling was to loosen the exhaust.
now this is all hypothetical seeing i was not there, but it is a common mistake when a brand new turbo is installed. the five minute idle gets skipped all the time. leaving the turbo toasted.
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