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Old 07-09-2009, 05:53 PM
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is my turbo toast

alright people i need some help my turbo just started making noise when on boost and hitting the gas sounds like a dentist drill and goes away when i let off...happend after a few days of up install
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Yeah ur turbo gots a crack in the shell part of the turbo and let me quess u dnt feel the boost the same no more huh.
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I would check for leaks first, around the turbo. If you have a pipe that may have slipt somewhere that could cause that sound. If there are no leaks, youll have to pull the turbo out and check for cracks. if there is a crack in the turbo, its time for a new one.
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no im still hitting boost like ive always felt it but i still gotta check for black **** around the gaskets for a leak
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more like 3k and up when it hit woot id did a data log of the turbo to see if its dropping off fast to determin if i have a leak
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so i just got back from the store and it sounds like a supercharger winding up so when someone asked me next time ill just say its turbo'd and superchargerd haha
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It's because most of them are, chief. And when did you become mr. goodwrench?


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