Common turbo failure?

FFR3713 · 02-15-2015, 11:38 AM

Found nut and stud in the front turbo suction line. Intercooler is full of oil. Just wondering if this happens often?

KeepRidingDirty · 02-15-2015, 11:52 AM

Never seen that before. Turbo seals seems to happen every now and then and wastegates seem to cause people to change even though the turbos haven't actually failed yet, they're just annoying. Where is that stud and bolt from and how did it get in there?

SJ335i · 02-15-2015, 12:01 PM

That stud and nut belongs in the middle of that compression wheel lol.

CHECKERED · 02-15-2015, 12:13 PM

wow...COOL...rare failure
Someone rebuild the turbo incorrectly

KeepRidingDirty · 02-15-2015, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SJ335i

That stud and nut belongs in the middle of that compression wheel lol.

Oh lol, weird.

FFR3713 · 02-15-2015, 01:04 PM

The nut was not on the stud. Both sides of the turbine have about 1/2" of play and you can see the damage to the blades. BTW the intercooler holds just shy of three quarts of oil.

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FFR3713 New Member 0 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 07 335 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: sw FL iTrader: (0)	The nut was not on the stud. Both sides of the turbine have about 1/2" of play and you can see the damage to the blades. BTW the intercooler holds just shy of three quarts of oil.
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