blown turbo symptoms

98Cobra_sleeper · November 24th, 2009, 01:57 PM

how do you tell if you have a blown turbo? I took my turbo off and had it looked at when oil pushed through the seal and out the exhaust, and i was told it had normal shaftplay. well, when i started it yesterday oil leaked out of the other turbo (i think it was because i didn't take that one off and drain the excess oil out of that one) but the turbo that i had removed seemed to spin pretty freely, but when i shut if off it stopped spinning almost immediately...but shouldnt it have sat there and spun for a lil bit? ive seen that on other turbo cars.

Boostang · November 26th, 2009, 12:45 PM

it all depends on the turbo size..
whats the size of ur turbos?
any turbo over heating issues?
do they glow red fatser then normal?

its thanksgiving and everyone is talking too loud so i really cant think right now..
but let me know on the above info..

98Cobra_sleeper · November 26th, 2009, 05:11 PM

the turbos are 67mm. .70 a/r comp and .63 turbine. the turbos are new. i've only ever started the car 2x with the turbos on the car, and its only idled for maybe a minute.

Boostang · November 27th, 2009, 03:37 PM

well at idle you may not be pushing out/sucking enough too turn the turbines on a big turbo like that.. especially two..
but this is what you need too do.. get someone too raise the rpms little by little and see at what rpm the turbos begin too spin..
if is before 3krpm then the turbo is fine(as long as there is no oil leaking out the turbo its self.)
and we'll go from there..

98Cobra_sleeper · November 27th, 2009, 11:34 PM

yea oil seems to always be dripping off of the turbos. i just tried tightening up the bolts on the housings so we'll see how it looks tomorrow. the turbos were spinning, it was just when i turned the car off that the turbos stopped spinning abruptly.

Boostang · November 28th, 2009, 10:59 AM

some turbos do stop suddenly after car is shut off.. so dont worry about that..
but it could stop suddenly from lack of lubrication..(oil leakage)..

98Cobra_sleeper · November 28th, 2009, 03:53 PM

yeah well i started it again today and both turbos blew out tons of oil into the exhaust, so i duno whats gona happen now. my mech thinks that either my turbo drains need to be reconfigured or that my seals are blown. soo we'll see, thanks!

vita · November 28th, 2009, 04:10 PM

keep us posted! its nice to have full troubleshooting so if other person get something like this, they know what to check!

Boostang · November 28th, 2009, 04:35 PM

yeah its deff your seals not the turbo them selves.. which is a good thing considering the seals are MUCH cheaper

98Cobra_sleeper · November 28th, 2009, 05:12 PM

yeah on top of that, i called garrett to get a quote on a rebuild, and they asked for the serial number that stamped on an id tag on the center section. well i dont have a serial tag on my center section, therefore they arent garrett turbos. i have chinese knockoffs. im continually losing faith in HP. i called hp and they claim that they are garretts, just specially made garretts. teh only thing that says garrett on the turbos are the exhaust housings.

Boostang · November 30th, 2009, 11:28 AM

if it doesnt say garret on the turbos then they are def not garrets..
garret (and every other turbo manufacts) stamps theie name on the ar housing of their turbos..

law suit

November 24th, 2009, 01:57 PM	#1
98Cobra_sleeper Enthusiast 1998 mustang cobra Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: pa Posts: 617 iTrader: 0 reviews	blown turbo symptoms how do you tell if you have a blown turbo? I took my turbo off and had it looked at when oil pushed through the seal and out the exhaust, and i was told it had normal shaftplay. well, when i started it yesterday oil leaked out of the other turbo (i think it was because i didn't take that one off and drain the excess oil out of that one) but the turbo that i had removed seemed to spin pretty freely, but when i shut if off it stopped spinning almost immediately...but shouldnt it have sat there and spun for a lil bit? ive seen that on other turbo cars. __________________ HP twin turbo - 691hp/608tq with 15lbs huffed in (old setup) comin soon...ON3 turbo kit, PTE7175

November 26th, 2009, 05:11 PM	#3
98Cobra_sleeper Enthusiast 1998 mustang cobra Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: pa Posts: 617 iTrader: 0 reviews	the turbos are 67mm. .70 a/r comp and .63 turbine. the turbos are new. i've only ever started the car 2x with the turbos on the car, and its only idled for maybe a minute. __________________ HP twin turbo - 691hp/608tq with 15lbs huffed in (old setup) comin soon...ON3 turbo kit, PTE7175

November 27th, 2009, 11:34 PM	#5
98Cobra_sleeper Enthusiast 1998 mustang cobra Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: pa Posts: 617 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea oil seems to always be dripping off of the turbos. i just tried tightening up the bolts on the housings so we'll see how it looks tomorrow. the turbos were spinning, it was just when i turned the car off that the turbos stopped spinning abruptly. __________________ HP twin turbo - 691hp/608tq with 15lbs huffed in (old setup) comin soon...ON3 turbo kit, PTE7175

November 28th, 2009, 03:53 PM	#7
98Cobra_sleeper Enthusiast 1998 mustang cobra Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: pa Posts: 617 iTrader: 0 reviews	yeah well i started it again today and both turbos blew out tons of oil into the exhaust, so i duno whats gona happen now. my mech thinks that either my turbo drains need to be reconfigured or that my seals are blown. soo we'll see, thanks! __________________ HP twin turbo - 691hp/608tq with 15lbs huffed in (old setup) comin soon...ON3 turbo kit, PTE7175

November 28th, 2009, 05:12 PM	#10
98Cobra_sleeper Enthusiast 1998 mustang cobra Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: pa Posts: 617 iTrader: 0 reviews	yeah on top of that, i called garrett to get a quote on a rebuild, and they asked for the serial number that stamped on an id tag on the center section. well i dont have a serial tag on my center section, therefore they arent garrett turbos. i have chinese knockoffs. im continually losing faith in HP. i called hp and they claim that they are garretts, just specially made garretts. teh only thing that says garrett on the turbos are the exhaust housings. __________________ HP twin turbo - 691hp/608tq with 15lbs huffed in (old setup) comin soon...ON3 turbo kit, PTE7175

November 26th, 2009, 12:45 PM	#2
Boostang Hardcore Enthusiast 1997 Mustang GT 11.01@128.32 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Seale, Alabama Posts: 1,747 iTrader: 0 reviews	it all depends on the turbo size.. whats the size of ur turbos? any turbo over heating issues? do they glow red fatser then normal? its thanksgiving and everyone is talking too loud so i really cant think right now.. but let me know on the above info..

November 27th, 2009, 03:37 PM	#4
Boostang Hardcore Enthusiast 1997 Mustang GT 11.01@128.32 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Seale, Alabama Posts: 1,747 iTrader: 0 reviews	well at idle you may not be pushing out/sucking enough too turn the turbines on a big turbo like that.. especially two.. but this is what you need too do.. get someone too raise the rpms little by little and see at what rpm the turbos begin too spin.. if is before 3krpm then the turbo is fine(as long as there is no oil leaking out the turbo its self.) and we'll go from there..

November 28th, 2009, 10:59 AM	#6
Boostang Hardcore Enthusiast 1997 Mustang GT 11.01@128.32 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Seale, Alabama Posts: 1,747 iTrader: 0 reviews	some turbos do stop suddenly after car is shut off.. so dont worry about that.. but it could stop suddenly from lack of lubrication..(oil leakage)..

November 28th, 2009, 04:35 PM	#9
Boostang Hardcore Enthusiast 1997 Mustang GT 11.01@128.32 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Seale, Alabama Posts: 1,747 iTrader: 0 reviews	yeah its deff your seals not the turbo them selves.. which is a good thing considering the seals are MUCH cheaper

November 30th, 2009, 11:28 AM	#11
Boostang Hardcore Enthusiast 1997 Mustang GT 11.01@128.32 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Seale, Alabama Posts: 1,747 iTrader: 0 reviews	if it doesnt say garret on the turbos then they are def not garrets.. garret (and every other turbo manufacts) stamps theie name on the ar housing of their turbos.. law suit

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