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I've had three die Posted by notnoel [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Did my turbo just die???, nicknick ![]() |
There are a few things I'd check out with the turbo still in the car before I'd pull it. All three times it was accompanied by lots of smoke. Explanation: 1st one died a month or two after a leak in the oil supply line, then two bad rebuilds. As I understand these, if the bearing goes, you get smoke. You can check for play in the turbine shaft really easy - just pull the intake and reach in and see if it spins freely.
Seems to me that your symptoms might also be a malfunctioning wastegate, which also happened to me. If it gets stuck open you get no Boost. Turbo guy put some high temp lubricant on it and it was fine - still didn't save me from the crap job he did re-balancing the thing. To check this, undo the adjustment rod and try moving it with you fingers. It should open and close freely. I'd also check out whether the pressure capsule that works the wastegate is functioning correctly by pumping it up with a mity-vac.
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