Re: Oh dear - (was - sickly Ur quattro)

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

In message <000401be94df$971c8880$f208883e@default> "Jim Haseltine" writes:

> ... removed the turbo hoses to take a look. Very little oil in the front of the
> turbo, less than I expected to see, but I got a surprize when I took hold of
> the impellor shaft - it moved, there's so much play that not only can I feel
> it and see it move - I can hear it rattle too.

If the impellor's hitting the housing then it is, as we say down 'ere,
shagged.

I got one in the garage from MB001293, but I suspect that's shagged
too.

If the seals are gone, oil from the galleries will seep into the turbo
inlet housing overnight.  If you spin the turbo, it spits this out of
the housing towards the intercooler.  It's a good idea to clear this out
before you drop the turbo, if you're going to use the patent "from
below" turbo-only removal procedure.  Otherwise a puddle of old oil runs
down your overall sleeves and ruins one of your best business shirts,
causing irritation on the distaff side.

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