Bad Turbo? Vid inside!
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Bad Turbo? Vid inside!
So i went to go do some logging for maestro since i had been experiencing knock on the base file.
i turned the timing down and tonight i went to log.
I did a full throttle in second, and then in third i experienced small misfires.
I turned around cause i forgot to check my AF while doing it. So i did one last pull in 2nd gear and when i came to a stop i heard this awful squeaking noise.
i took it easy home and when i got in the driveway i took this video.
Don't have time to take it apart tonight.
Ill look at the turbo more tomorrow.
The best way to describe it is like a loose belt, mixed with a mad cricket and has a metal on metal noise.
If i let it sit at idle for awhile the noise dies down until i hit the throttle up again.
And i noticed oil on the valve cover i just cleaned yesterday.
Exhaust/Turbo Noise - YouTube
i turned the timing down and tonight i went to log.
I did a full throttle in second, and then in third i experienced small misfires.
I turned around cause i forgot to check my AF while doing it. So i did one last pull in 2nd gear and when i came to a stop i heard this awful squeaking noise.
i took it easy home and when i got in the driveway i took this video.
Don't have time to take it apart tonight.
Ill look at the turbo more tomorrow.
The best way to describe it is like a loose belt, mixed with a mad cricket and has a metal on metal noise.
If i let it sit at idle for awhile the noise dies down until i hit the throttle up again.
And i noticed oil on the valve cover i just cleaned yesterday.
Exhaust/Turbo Noise - YouTube
Last edited by HulkB5; Apr 27, 2012 at 02:44 AM.
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I went out and spun, wheel in the compressor housing and it spun freely.
I'm pretty sure the seals were going out prior to this because every now and then i would be sitting at a light if i hadn't gotten into the turbo and i would see some blue smoke.
But it was pretty rare and was very delayed.
I tightened up the banjo bolt but i think that oil had been escaping from it and possibly starving my turbo.
I found a shop that does a regular rebuild, balancing, seals and ect... for 395$ called alamo turbochargers.
I think it may be a wise decision to take it in, but they said when it comes to parts, precision tends to have them not as readily available as others on the market.
I'm pretty sure the seals were going out prior to this because every now and then i would be sitting at a light if i hadn't gotten into the turbo and i would see some blue smoke.
But it was pretty rare and was very delayed.
I tightened up the banjo bolt but i think that oil had been escaping from it and possibly starving my turbo.
I found a shop that does a regular rebuild, balancing, seals and ect... for 395$ called alamo turbochargers.
I think it may be a wise decision to take it in, but they said when it comes to parts, precision tends to have them not as readily available as others on the market.
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Ok! i have good news!
The turbo has almost no shaft play at all and the wheel spins freely.
So i thought maybe the diverter valve was making the noise so i crawled under the car to see and it got louder, but it wasn't the diverter valve.
i looked up at my pulleys and the accessory pulley off of the front of the crank was wobbling and looked like it was about to fall off. I Nearly Phit my Sants
I will pull the front bumper later to see if the bolts came loose or if the pulley is bent somehow.
But that will not be until later tonight or tomorrow.
The turbo has almost no shaft play at all and the wheel spins freely.
So i thought maybe the diverter valve was making the noise so i crawled under the car to see and it got louder, but it wasn't the diverter valve.
i looked up at my pulleys and the accessory pulley off of the front of the crank was wobbling and looked like it was about to fall off. I Nearly Phit my Sants
I will pull the front bumper later to see if the bolts came loose or if the pulley is bent somehow.
But that will not be until later tonight or tomorrow.
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