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Need Help!!! Turbo Problem!!!!

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dls93tsi

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Nov 21, 2003
Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania
I am having a serious problem. I just put the motor back in my car after a full rebuild and overhaul. Bored out, alum. pistons, port and polised head, block and head decked, all new gaskets, new alternator, new water pump, no balance shafts, new big 16G turbo, ported O2 housing.

I put it al together, torqued everything to spec, was painstakingly meticulous in installing the head gasket and everything else.

The first time I started it, it ran fine. I let it idle for a while, then took it out on the street for 1.2 miles. The motor ran fine and the turbo spooled sickeningly quick even at low throttle. I took it for a second drive the next day for 5.1 miles, and it ran fine. Now today I took it for a drive again for 7.4 miles. The engine was VERY sluggish, didnt want to give me any power, and the turbo barely spooled even at higher throttle. When I got back to my shop, I popped the hood to see the exhaust manifold and turbine housing cherry red hot. The motor was overheating really bad, even though the gaugge in the car only pointed straight up and did not indicate an overheat. There was also a faint smell of coolant in the exhaust

Please help I need the car running soon but I cant figure out what is wrong w/ this thing. The only thing i can think of is a bad line to the turbo, maybe a kinked oil line or something.
 


Please help I need the car running soon but I cant figure out what is wrong w/ this thing. The only thing i can think of is a bad line to the turbo, maybe a kinked oil line or something. [/B]


i would check compression,and get the thing on a logger for knock..if your building enough knock,then your engine will seem VERY sluggish due to timing being pulled..thus,heating up really bad until things just melt or break..
 
I did a Compression Check and I got the following
Number 1 - 130 psi
Number 2 - 130 psi
Number 3 - 129 psi
Number 4 - 132 psi

Is this ok? I also took my exhaust manifold off and found that my coolant return line from my turbo was kinked almost shut. Could there be a buildup of coolant pressure in the turbo to force coolant into the turbine housing of the turbo, explaining why there was coolant(NOT smoke) in the exhaust. If this is the problem, what kind of problems could this cause with the functioning of the turbo. I talked to other people, and I am pretty sure the overheating was caused by the timing being to advanced, but im not sure where to set my timing.
 
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