I have a turbo that failed & I started removing things last night to install a new assembly. Evidence shows engine oil was exiting both sides of the blown turbo & upon disassembly I found it made its way into the particulate filter. I dumped over a quart out of the lower intercooler hose on the intake side, but not sure how much went out & into the exhaust. I left the DPF assembly upside down overnight & enough oil came out to make a 6" diameter puddle on the shop floor. So maybe a table spoon or so? But thats only what drained out. Most likely it was a lot more.
Anything worth trying here, or is this type of contamination require a new DPF every time? If I was to re-install it, what the biggest risk? Given the cost of the Filter, I wouldn't mind trying to run it as is & knowing I may very likely be taking it back out. Will a re-gen burn some of this away? I really have no way of knowing how much got in there but I don't see any evidence of oil in the flex joint. So either not much got in, or its trapped in the ceramic blocks.
The DPF filer removal wasn't all that difficult. But the rest of the components to get the turbo out has been more time consuming than what I was expecting.
Anything worth trying here, or is this type of contamination require a new DPF every time? If I was to re-install it, what the biggest risk? Given the cost of the Filter, I wouldn't mind trying to run it as is & knowing I may very likely be taking it back out. Will a re-gen burn some of this away? I really have no way of knowing how much got in there but I don't see any evidence of oil in the flex joint. So either not much got in, or its trapped in the ceramic blocks.
The DPF filer removal wasn't all that difficult. But the rest of the components to get the turbo out has been more time consuming than what I was expecting.