[Vwdiesel] seized turbo

[Rudy]

-----Original Message-----
From: Rudy [mailto:petersenrudy at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 9:51 AM
To: 'jonathan hoehl'
Subject: RE: [Vwdiesel] seized turbo

Fixing the leaking Exhaust Gaskets will go a long way toward making the
Turbo spin as it should.  I'd say, change Gaskets, torque to spec and give
it a whirl.  I fill them with Oil just before installing the Oil Supply line
and let it idle till warm before adding Boost to allow Turbo to get Oil
under pressure before it starts spinning too fast.

Rudy 

-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
Behalf Of jonathan hoehl
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 9:23 AM
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] seized turbo


Ok, so I've pulled the engine from the car, and scrapped the car, (sorry
Mark!) so I don't have that anymore.  This motor is getting cleaned-up and
going into a rabbit.  There is no impeller-to-housing contact and no wobble
in the turbo shaft.  It's the tightest one I've ever seen.  I can't move the
shaft in any direction and it only turns when I turn it.  Know what I mean?
We only want to get a few thousand miles out of the turbo, so longevity
isn't exactly the issue - performance during that time is.  I've always had
gas and diesel turbos give plenty of warning before they failed (smoke and
whine).  It hasn't happened to me, but turbos could just blow seals with no
warning, right?
 
I'll manually clean the turbo and soak it some.  I'll let you all know how
long it lasts!
 
thanks again,
 
Jon
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