drove car with blown turbo
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hello guys i purchased a car from a private seller and then 3 days later the turbo blew up i drove it for couple miles i was wondering if i damaged any other parts of the car? The guy that recovered the car to my mechanic said their is oil leaking under the car? Hopefully i did not damage anything else by driving it for couple more miles i was driving it very gently
Zad said:
Being a diesel, if it ingested the oil it would probably have gone into catastrophic runaway where it burns its own oil, even with the ignition off. Which it obviously didn't do. I wonder where the oil is coming from then. There is only so much diagnosis you can do over the Internet, eventually you have to take it to a local independent and ask them what needs doing / how much a refurbed turbo and fitting etc will cost.
ordered the refurb turbo should arrive on thursday car is currently at my mechanic but he is busy so im gonna get it towed to a different mechanic hopefully it didnt damage any other parts if it did im so screwed TRIUMPHBULLET said:
Make sure the entire inlet tract is clean,do not leave oil anywhere,make sure intercooler is clear of oil before you start the engine.
If you don't you will have a runaway engine once it goes on boost.
Trust me if it happens you will s
t yourself.
You can stall the engine by stopping and letting the clutch out with the handbrake on IF the handbrake works well.
it was started today to move the car from a parking spot it stopped fine after so i guess the intercooler is fine?If you don't you will have a runaway engine once it goes on boost.
Trust me if it happens you will s
t yourself.You can stall the engine by stopping and letting the clutch out with the handbrake on IF the handbrake works well.
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