roga
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Post by roga on Dec 9, 2007 7:42:38 GMT 11
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Post by geeves on Dec 9, 2007 7:56:47 GMT 11
Is that a hole in the side of the turbo or just oil? Was it the turbo or something more sinister?
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roga
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Post by roga on Dec 9, 2007 13:03:14 GMT 11
The intake side of the turbo housing has split around approx half its diameter when the the shaft snapped and the rotor? exploded !
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Post by caffa on Dec 9, 2007 13:22:21 GMT 11
thats a bugger isnt it. never seen one go like that. btw, you need power steering fluid ;D
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Post by geeves on Dec 9, 2007 17:22:59 GMT 11
hopefully the engine didnt ingest the blades otherwise this could be a real nasty repair. Is the engine still running ok (considering the lack of boost)?
I had my hand on what looked like a near new turbo at pickapart 4 months ago and considered buying it but couldnt justify the $100 at the time. It long gone now.
good luck on the repairs
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roga
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Post by roga on Dec 9, 2007 17:28:31 GMT 11
No the intercooler stopped that ;D Motor still runs but I had to pull the glowplugs and wind the motor over by hand to get the oil out of the cylinders,after that it started and ran sweet - although there was an awesome amount of smoke until it settled down again  |
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Post by geeves on Dec 9, 2007 20:11:45 GMT 11
sounds like you were very lucky
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Post by muvit madness on Dec 16, 2007 6:43:08 GMT 11
Hi roga bugger what boost were you runnin at the time?. Does this mean your replacing the turbo with another 2.8 one, or a 3.1 one  ;D.. cheers muvit  |
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roga
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Post by roga on Dec 16, 2007 18:25:03 GMT 11
Hey Muvit, I was running 18 lb at the time. The reason it blew was that there is a plate behind the impeller on the intake side that is held with screws......And one came loose and clipped the impeller witch then shattered and tried to remove the housing all in one go. I am told that this is not so unusual with these turbos  I have replaced it with a modified 3.1 turbo that uses a totally different system. It matches my 3" exhaust very well and gives a strong and smooth power from about 1800 rpm all the way to 4000 rpm much better than the std exhaust. buy the way just out of interest last week my waste gate jammed on the old turbo. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I wouldn't have believed it but the Mu got up to 28 lb of boost for a second!! Man do they fly then ;D By the way your Mu troll is awesome Keep up the good work ! |
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Post by muvit madness on Dec 16, 2007 21:10:14 GMT 11
Hi roga 28 lb wow luckily only momentarily otherwise you might have leaned your donk out. Still 18 lb must go like dem boy racer cars nice.. obviously you've opened the fuel pump up to accommodate the extra boost? as i'm only runnin 14 but capable of much more until i learn how to tweak the pump myself?. I think there's a thread somewhere that mentions how but i'm yet to go on the hunt for it btw is that a old warn high mount winch i see & a catch can to boot? Is it worth posting any pics of the 3"... cheers muvit |
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Post by roga on Dec 22, 2007 8:22:00 GMT 11
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;D..