Blown Turbo
10-16-05, 02:47 PM
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Blown Turbo
Today I went and bought some fuel injector cleaner, because my car has been running rough, and filled up with gas and put in the cleaner. Then I went out and put some high RMP's on the car and she got really warm, but she still ran fine. So I was taking it easy lettin her cool down and i got into traffic. Then I went around a U turn and accelerated hard and the boost gauge barely moved and the car made this loud grinding/ humming noise. It was fine under high RMP, but once I had slowed down in the traffic and then a few minutes later accelerated, then it started. It doesnt sound good at all. I have recently had an oil change, and the oil level is fine. Post any thoughts.
10-16-05, 04:06 PM
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Before thinking "blown turbo"..maybe go check the turbo? Remove you're coupler from the turbo cold-side, and look at it. See if any of the blades are gone / chipped like hell. Then, grab the middle of the turbo, and see if it can move, and if the blades can touch the sides of the turbo housing.
10-18-05, 01:46 PM
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It was dumping oil and making the siren noise so i went to mazda and they dont even want to work on it (I went to mazda because it was having other problems to, normally I wouldnt have) so im sending it to this guy that races Rx-7's.
How much is it to rebuild a turbo?
How much is it to rebuild a turbo?
10-18-05, 04:31 PM
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www.turbosdirect.com
Email them and say RCCAZ or AZRX7 sent you.
They are a local builder here in Phoenix but he does rebuild for very cheap on our. $200 range
He's a Garrett authorized dealer and a great guy.
Now as long as everythign has usable parts it should be a stright forward rebuild.
I'm local but they rebuilt mine over a a weekend. Dropped it off Friday morning and got it monday morning.
If you do send it to them and they find something wrong I can try and help you out with sourcing local turbo parts for a quicker build. I've got a S5 cartridge but no useable hotsides and one compressor cover from an S5.
Email them and say RCCAZ or AZRX7 sent you.
They are a local builder here in Phoenix but he does rebuild for very cheap on our. $200 range
He's a Garrett authorized dealer and a great guy.
Now as long as everythign has usable parts it should be a stright forward rebuild.
I'm local but they rebuilt mine over a a weekend. Dropped it off Friday morning and got it monday morning.
If you do send it to them and they find something wrong I can try and help you out with sourcing local turbo parts for a quicker build. I've got a S5 cartridge but no useable hotsides and one compressor cover from an S5.
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