i might have blown my turbo
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i might have blown my turbo
i have a DSM 13g. i did a little work on the intercooler pipes today and put my boost controller back on set to 14psi. first pull ok, it spooled up and held boost for a few seconds, but now it just doesnt want to spool up. and it only will make like 2-3psi in 1st gear. it will get to 9psi at most, but takes forever, and you cant really hear it spool like it did before. i might have some boost leaks, but i should still be able to hear the turbo spool up. no smoke that i can see. i even swaped a different BOV over, and it had no change. i will try and mess with the charge pipes some tomorow, but everything seems to look ok.
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i might just say screw it and get one of these
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/T3-T4...spagenameZWDVW
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/T3-T4...spagenameZWDVW
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only a few ways a turbo can fail. the blades are rubbing against the walls, it has no blades or the oil "seals" leak oil.
sounds liek you simply have an exhaust or boost leak. bet you lost a coupler, happen to almost everyone you finally breaches 10psi.
sounds liek you simply have an exhaust or boost leak. bet you lost a coupler, happen to almost everyone you finally breaches 10psi.
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well sports fans, it was a hairline crack in the mani. but it was so small, i couldnt feel any air coming out while at idle. but as soon as i touched it with the welder, it burned right through. it all back together and boosting now, woot!
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