Carbon Buildup in Turbos

mr.bob · 06-04-2009, 07:00 AM

Just curious, has anyone encountered a buildup of carbon or gunk in the turbos?. I seem to remember other turbo cars that had a problem once the buildup got worse. Haven't heard anyone on this forum with this problem so I was wondering if it was a problem as the mileage went up??

hotrod182 · 06-04-2009, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by mr.bob

Just curious, has anyone encountered a buildup of carbon or gunk in the turbos?. I seem to remember other turbo cars that had a problem once the buildup got worse. Haven't heard anyone on this forum with this problem so I was wondering if it was a problem as the mileage went up??

Haven't seen the problem on these turbos yet. Perhaps some of the cars run much richer than our N54s in general. I can show you pictures of the average amount of carbon build up.

marconi118 · 06-04-2009, 10:34 AM

n54 is a DI engine, no fuel inside the turbo ... but carbon buildup caused fron oil maybe yes

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