This day has come ???

[West]

OK folks, it's a long story but being an R33 owner, i have always expect this day to come, the day when heaps of smoke come out of your exhaust, you know that finally the turbo has shit itself.

This is how it started,

lately i've had heaps of problem with my idle, kept on droping below 500rpm mark everytimes on neutral. Talk to ICE and Nigel reckons i need to block of the S hose that connect the plenium to the head ( reason is i had my catch can install by BMT and no vacum hose was block ), also another one need to block as well is the one that come down from the top of the head to the turbo ( i think ).

Anyway, i did all that this morning, took it around the block, idle felt fine, i felt happy as well but this afternoon came home from Springvale as i got into the drive way, idle droped so bad that i could hardly hear my exhaust sound anymore. Jumped out, lift the bonnet up, smoke came out from the dump pipe area, not bad but notice able also heaps smoke came out at the rear too.

Shit myself, i quickly switch inigtion off, check the oil and the oil was fine, no bubble. Check the water, plenty so i took the torch out take a closer look at the dump pipe ( forgot to say that its a 3' become 31/2 then 3' again before meeting the cat ) and found that smoke was coming out from a joint ( mandrel bend ) !!!! Weird? WELL it was the welding bit came off where two bend welded togher.

So, it's really complicated. It could be the dump pipe or it could be the hose on top of the head that goes down toward the turbo where i blocked ( in order for the catch can to do it job ) could not deliver oil to the turbo therefor the turbo become hot and blew.

Ofcourse i will need to take it to ICE but i'm not really wanting to go for another turbo on a Gts cos' i plan to go for GTR soon next year.

Anyone gone through the same ordeal? Me now? Frustrate!