Blown Turbo

[Idiot Stick]

i'm pretty sure my turbo is blown, stock t25, 122k miles on it. the car smokes at idle and lets out a big cloud of smoke when it get on it then let off. It also makes a wierd noise when it begins to spool up.i already planed on installing my 14b on friday, can i drive it the rest of this week? cuz i really really need to, like to school and work. thanks

 

[Vivid]

sure why not. Just dont build boost. It is pushing oil through the seals in the turbo. Watch your oil level.

 

[johnh]

If you are replacing it anyway then I wouldn't worry about building boost. I ran mine for a long time before finally figuring out that it was a bad turbo and it ran fine up until I replaced it.

 

[Idiot Stick]

sweet. thanks guys.