SOLVED - No boost and strange noise after replacing failed turbo
I had my original turbo fail yesterday morning, while on my commute to work.
The symptoms were a bang or pop, followed by loss of power, and a white cloud in my exhaust.
Once I got off of the road, I also found oil dribbling from behind the engine.
Once I had the car towed to my garage, and I had it up on jack stands, I found that the oil was coming from a split in the downpipe, just after the elbow.
A newly rebuilt turbocharger with a complete center housing replacement was installed, using a new braided oil supply hose and a spare downpipe salvaged from a scrapped car.
After installing the new hardware, I primed the turbo oil supply by cranking with the injection pump unplugged, 20-30 seconds at a time, multiple cycles.
When I finally reconnected the injection pump and cleared the fault codes, it had no boost at all.
Once I tried revving the engine off of idle, it almost immediately made a short screeching noise, which prompted me to shut it off.
Does anyone know what may have been happening, other than a bad turbo cartridge?
I haven't pulled the inlet hose to check rotation yet, as by the time I had everything buttoned up, it was dark and getting cold, as well as just wanting some time to think about it before digging into it again.
Any input would be appreciated.
I had my original turbo fail yesterday morning, while on my commute to work.
The symptoms were a bang or pop, followed by loss of power, and a white cloud in my exhaust.
Once I got off of the road, I also found oil dribbling from behind the engine.
Once I had the car towed to my garage, and I had it up on jack stands, I found that the oil was coming from a split in the downpipe, just after the elbow.
A newly rebuilt turbocharger with a complete center housing replacement was installed, using a new braided oil supply hose and a spare downpipe salvaged from a scrapped car.
After installing the new hardware, I primed the turbo oil supply by cranking with the injection pump unplugged, 20-30 seconds at a time, multiple cycles.
When I finally reconnected the injection pump and cleared the fault codes, it had no boost at all.
Once I tried revving the engine off of idle, it almost immediately made a short screeching noise, which prompted me to shut it off.
Does anyone know what may have been happening, other than a bad turbo cartridge?
I haven't pulled the inlet hose to check rotation yet, as by the time I had everything buttoned up, it was dark and getting cold, as well as just wanting some time to think about it before digging into it again.
Any input would be appreciated.
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