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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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turbo dead or alive

hey guys. man this sucks well the problem is i just let my car sit for one whole day in my garage and this morning i tried to start it and it did not stART at all. Maybee i left a door open witch left the light on but i dout that. i turned the key and it wouldnt turn over so i bumped started it boom car started up. i let it run for like 5 minutes and wen i gave it gas i here a whooom noise like neare the turbo area. so i drive it back home and i also here the clutch from the outside of the car wen i press into it also. ok so bout this turbo wen i gas is yu cant even get the bov to go off no more and it just sounds really weared wen i gas it so can yu guys help me and tell me wats wrong car has 135 xxx on it but mortor just rebuilt less then 6000 miles on it turbo still stock if this helps matter fact any body in sf daily city area hit me up lets work to gather 'I.M' me kissthese23s is my screen name.
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 10:49 PM
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You might want to be more specific.
Who rebuilt the engine?

so your battery is drained? get it charged, and check if your alternator is working. Its about all i can help you with the info given
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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 11:55 PM
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Yea my eyes are kinda hurting right now too...lol


But if the car is idling and you give it a blip of the throttle and you hear a scraping metal sound coming from the turbo area then your turbo is toast.

So you said the turbo is stock Was it the original on the car? If so does it have the same mileage as the chassis becuase if it does then it should be rebuilt anyway.
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 12:50 AM
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about the battery my horn worked lights and stuff but it wasnt turning over so thats why i bumbed started it. and ricks rotory in pleneston built my motor **** i spent alot of cash on this car for it to have any problems this soon ya dig. thats why im like wow wat now. but yu culd be right might be the battery but yu think after just 1 whole day. wat about the turbo it has 134xxx on it worked fine yester day just dont understand how this happpened i dont gun it i cant i have a fuel cut cause i have no fuel management. so wtf
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 01:52 AM
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Charge the battery and get the alternator tested at an auto parts place. If you bump start a car that's got a dead battery and an alternator with a bad regulator, it's going to run like crap. The electronics need to be seeing proper voltage to work correctly.

As for the noise from the turbo, pull the air box and check the compressor wheel for excessive free play. It should have little to no movement side to side. The other possibility is that it is completely frozen, which you'll be able to tell easily.
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 02:25 AM
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there will be a little movement on the impeller wheel as the bearings in the turbo have to allow some marginal slop for oil passage. the play will be VERY minimal. the shaft play shold not extend to horizontal play (in and out shaft play). RotaryRocket88 is guiding you correctly, but remember when pulling the air box and turbo inlet duct to inspect the turbo, remember to also inspect your inlect duct for cracks and stiffness at the coupler end to the turbocharger.
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