Thread: Replace turbos?
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Old 06-09-2016, 01:09 AM   #54
Peter B
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My only experience with turbos is two turbo cars, but I'm tempted to just say, if he has boost pressure, he is not burning excessive oil, and none is spraying round the ER, then he's good to go - it is cosmetic only, and worth trying to prevent via the various suggestions made, but by and large he can and should, be getting out there asap.

Checking to excess crankcase pressure makes sense, and if absent, possibly the oil feed lines to the turbo's bearings are leaking, and a little oil can go a long way when stirred up by heat and movement, making where it comes from not always obvious. (Bitter experience) But it sounds like overkill to just rebuild what might be fine turbos with a simple issue only.
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