Turbo Checking

[Mike Walder <miwa@premier.co.uk>]

Hi all,

I have had a turbo die.  It does start off with small amounts of blue smoke
on start up, and during gear changes, just like stem seals... only within
2k, you'll find youself leaving a thick trail of white smoke.

A simple, no tools test I was shown:

Remove hose from Turbo intake, grab hold of the fixing bolt in the centre of
the compressor, and try to move it to see if there is any play.  A small
amount of play is ok, but when it really starts to move, you know you will
be having problems.

Also, a sign of a turbo going is a coating of oil around the hoses from the
turbo to the manifould.

Hope this helps y'all,


Mike
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82 Audi 100 5E 2144cc inj (142k)
84 Mitsubishi Galant Turbo (96k and rusty)  
80 Rover 2600S SDI(46k yes, 46k and on head #5 or will be)
Of all these cars, only the Audi is still running... just!
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