THE TURBO FINALLY GAVE UP ON ME

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Nick Bryant
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Location: Hemel Hempstead

THE TURBO FINALLY GAVE UP ON ME

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The oil seals have been on there way for the last couple of weeks so ive been taking it easy primarily until last night a lot of snow on the ground decided to have a bit of fun in a private car park (sainsburys) after about 10 mins of drifting and 3ft flames :twisted: pop goes the turbo completely :( , the amount of smoke that came out the back was unbeleivable any way what is the most likely cause of the oil seals starting to go in the first place i gutted my cat 2 months ago could that be the cause.
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BLOODUK

Re: THE TURBO FINALLY GAVE UP ON ME

Post by BLOODUK »

Sometimes the back pressure from a downpipe or a decat can cause an old turbo to go bye bye especially if its seals are gone!


Believe me , mine was so covered in oil you could hardly see the turbo itself!
oh and my bearing was gone cost me a bomb to get fixed :x
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Nick Bryant
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Re: THE TURBO FINALLY GAVE UP ON ME

Post by Nick Bryant »

when your turbo went did the engine stall and i cant see my turbo through the amount of oil on it aswell
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Cliff
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Turbo

Post by Cliff »

Doesn't running your car with a "going" turbo do any damage to the engine?
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BLOODUK

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IICause_OneII wrote:Doesn't running your car with a "going" turbo do any damage to the engine?


Sometimes , not always didnt on mine
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Cliff
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Turbo

Post by Cliff »

Cheers for the info mate!! :D
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