K26 "clicking" ...

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

In message <9808070934.AA474481240@acenet.co.za> "Gerard van Vaugh" writes:

> > Impellor retaining nut dropped off and bouncing off the
> > blades, waiting for that magic moment when it leaps in,
> > stops the turbo (and the car) dead, and fills the street
> > with a cloud of black smoke?

> I'll pull the front inlet tubing off during this weekend
> and see if the thing has come off. What is the proper
> torque setting?

If the impellor retaining nut is off (and it's sometimes hard to tell
unless you actually recover the thing) then it's a turbo-off job.

> Anyway, manifold is also blowing (so I was told at
> exhaust/shock/tyre centre when fitting new shocks),
> but my mechanic had a look and said no cracks.

Good mechanic - even I can't tell that by looking at an in-situ
manifold.  Best thing to do is pull the inlet manifold off and have
a good poke about.

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