Can a turbo be bad even with no shaft play and no bent fins?

[[FWD]]

Well, can it? This is assuming all oil/coolant lines are fine too.

 

[project_tsi]

Yeah, the turbo oil seals could be shot, and cause it to blow smoke all day long.

 

[[FWD]]

Okay, I'm also not blowing smoke. The fins are fine. The turbo housing is fine. The oil/coolant lines are fine. There is no shaft play.

Can the turbo still be bad somehow?

 

[Game Over]

Cracked exhaust housing?

 

[dsm-onster]

what's happening? are you getting no boost?

 

[bus]

Tell what the problem is, then we can help out a little more. Have you ever checked for boost leaks? If not dont ask anything else untill you check that.

Also what year is the car, along with mods. If its a 1g with a stock manny and stock turbo, check the underside of the exhaust manny for a crack. The flapper in the turbo likes to crack too. That should give you a few things to check.

 

[oldman]

Yes yes.. don't be shy, tell us what the problem is. Did you make sure the actuator arm didn't pop off and the flapper is closed all the way?