Please Help

[turbolag166]

Hi everyone,

just wondering if somebody may be able to help diagnose my problem, i have a fair idea that the turbo has probably shit itself, but ill list what has happened anyway,

ok so i was just driving along... turbo just started to come onto boost (only 3 or 4 pound at this stage) then i heard a slight pop, and ever since then there is just no boost at all, mods to the car are only light, 3 inch turbo back exhaust with split dump, and pod filter, still running standard intercooler

any help is greatly appreciated guys!

thanks,

brad

[2LV8ETR]

Check the piping on the pressure side from the turbo through the IC then into the manifold for a popped or split connector.

[hypergear]

If none of your cooler pipes popped. Then you probably have a snapped turbine wheel in your cat.

[turbolag166]

hey thanks for your help guys. I think its the turbo because if it was the piping, the turbo would spool and it would make a leaking noise. But im getting no spooling noise at all. It sound like an NA. it just weird that it happened because like i wasnt working the turbo hard or anything i was just driving along casually. Plus its only ever run standard boost. Hmmm. Ah well. Thanks again for your help.

Cheers,

Brad

[boostn0199]

You dont have to come onto boost hard to break the turbo it just the luck of when it dies mine died at crusing shfiting at 3000 then started making a whislting noise when trying to boost

[turbolag166]

hahaha

started to take the turbo off today, when i took the heat shield i noticed that the actuator rod had slipped of the wastegate lever thing, so the wastegate was permanantly open... haha

i was so stoked when it only cost me a dollar for a new C clip to fix, i thought that i would need a new turbo...

silly me

thank for everyones help anyways