What The Hell Is This?

[realor]

So I was installing my FMIC tonight, all was going fine I was up to the point of removing the stock SMIC which also went fine until I pulled it out and it got tipped sideways. A whole lot of black, plastic type shit fell out!! The stuff is kind of like a very hard plastic, almost ceramic (it might be?) kind of like the white stuff you find on a spark plug. Anyway I have no idea what this is, it was on the hot side of the cooler, the only thing I can think of is a blown compressor wheel, or some junk got sucked in the turbo and blew the wheel to pieces. I don't know the history of the car, but the turbo is not stock (hks 2535). Does anyone have any idea WTF this stuff is?

[R31Nismoid]

Impeller - blown factory turbo at some point, half assed replacement job.

Lucky that didn't end up through the motor.

[The Dan]

Impeller - blown factory turbo at some point, half assed replacement job.

Lucky that didn't end up through the motor.

it would have. Just the big stuff got left behind

[Duncan]

ken oath the little bits went through the motor. but the damage is done now so if its running ok and compression is ok no point to loose sleep over it.

[lachlanw]

furk what sort of rangi would replace a blown turbo and not even consider where the rest of the wheel went/is now?

[217/r33]

LOL that sux, do a compression test just in case its caused more complications, good luck with it.

Alex

[Travis Trayhern]

wouldnt be the inside of the rubber hoses? look abit like plastic gone brittle maybe check all hoses

[lachlanw]

wouldnt be the inside of the rubber hoses? look abit like plastic gone brittle maybe check all hoses

it was kinda identified a couple of days ago

did you not read any previous posts?

[karmine-ent]

it was kinda identified a couple of days ago

did you not read any previous posts?

Identified but not comfirmed.

I think its a big shattered marble.

I had a friend have the exact same problem in his 32 and it was also a T3 turbo. He had to rebuild his engine though, I guess your very lucky, like its been said get a compression test just incase.

Lucky you