Buying 86-up turbo questions

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <199804220609.CAA19321@saturn.golden.net> tayo de boer writes:
>   Sound advice from Alex, but in regards a very expensive turbo repair I
> would suggest to go the extra step and physically check out the condition
> of the secondary pump. I had assured myself that the pump was working
> exactly as Alex described but later found out that I had made a big
> assumption, i.e. a running motor meant a working pump<b>. By the time I
> discovered that the impeller inside the pump was completely eaten away!
> it was too late for the turbo.&nbsp; <br>

This seems to be a common failure mode - I've heard of several.

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