Mokkan
Proven Member
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- May 10, 2013
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Hampton,
Georgia
So, about a year ago, two (!) injectors went out on me and my turbo turned some pretty colors:
It seemed to recover fine, no joints loosening or anything. Well, for the last couple of months, the car has been struggling to build boost. I found a boost leak, and had hoped to declare victory, but got only a small improvement. I have the manifold off to get the surface refaced since it had warped, which might also be a contributing factor, and took a look at the turbo housing while I was there. The wastegate looks to have a gap from the housing and I can wiggle a little with my finger. Is that actually the sealing surface there, or is it out of sight? I guess my real question is: do I need to fix this (probably by replacing the hot side housing)?
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It seemed to recover fine, no joints loosening or anything. Well, for the last couple of months, the car has been struggling to build boost. I found a boost leak, and had hoped to declare victory, but got only a small improvement. I have the manifold off to get the surface refaced since it had warped, which might also be a contributing factor, and took a look at the turbo housing while I was there. The wastegate looks to have a gap from the housing and I can wiggle a little with my finger. Is that actually the sealing surface there, or is it out of sight? I guess my real question is: do I need to fix this (probably by replacing the hot side housing)?
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