How To Save Your Faulty or Damaged Turbocharger
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How To Save Your Faulty or Damaged Turbocharger
The turbocharger, or “turbo” in short, is an integral part of your vehicle. It consists of a compressor wheel and exhaust gas turbine wheel coupled together by a solid shaft and that is used to boost the intake air pressure of an internal combustion engine. The exhaust gas turbine extracts energy from the exhaust gas and uses it to drive the compressor and overcome friction. When the turbo is damaged or not functioning, you will no doubt experience a sudden loss of power. Below is a picture of the structure of a turbo.
We summarize six possible faults of the turbo for you. And how will the turbo perform when you occur these problems. Just check whether your turbos are in any of these situations.
Engine lacks power/black exhaust smoke
These are probably caused by the collapsed or restricted air pipe or the damaged crossover pipe. To solve the problem, you should inspect the pipe to see whether it’s damaged or obstructed. Another possible reason might be crack, burning of inlet or exhaust manifold.
Excessive oil consumption
If the oil consumes excessively, the problem could be the turbo flanges, clamp, or bolts loose. Then you just check all the connecting hardware and ensure every installation step is tight fits.
Blue smoke
An oil leak in the combustion chamber caused by cracked turbo housing may lead to blue smoke shooting out of your exhaust pipe. It is also a sign that your oil feed line is leaking. When it happens, you should remove and inspect the oil feed line, solve the problem that you handle.
Noice
The noise will result from many factors such as restricted exhaust system, bad connection, dirty air cleaners. The louder the sound is, the worse the problem could be. You should take it seriously if you occur this situation.
Damaged turbine wheel
Turbine wheel damages are probably caused by the restriction of the turbine housing, oil pump malfunction, or excessive engine idle. In this case, you should figure out the exact problem first, then try different solutions for different situations. Such as remove and replace the turbine housing.
Damaged compressor wheel
The damaged compressor wheel is only caused by the air cleaner element missing, leaking, but also the worn bearings and burned pistons. So you can repair or reconnect the air cleaner element, replace the bearings or pistons.
Have you faced these situations? For more specific information on how to save your turbo, go and check this article:
https://blog.maxpeedingrods.com/?p=4268
We summarize six possible faults of the turbo for you. And how will the turbo perform when you occur these problems. Just check whether your turbos are in any of these situations.
Engine lacks power/black exhaust smoke
These are probably caused by the collapsed or restricted air pipe or the damaged crossover pipe. To solve the problem, you should inspect the pipe to see whether it’s damaged or obstructed. Another possible reason might be crack, burning of inlet or exhaust manifold.
Excessive oil consumption
If the oil consumes excessively, the problem could be the turbo flanges, clamp, or bolts loose. Then you just check all the connecting hardware and ensure every installation step is tight fits.
Blue smoke
An oil leak in the combustion chamber caused by cracked turbo housing may lead to blue smoke shooting out of your exhaust pipe. It is also a sign that your oil feed line is leaking. When it happens, you should remove and inspect the oil feed line, solve the problem that you handle.
Noice
The noise will result from many factors such as restricted exhaust system, bad connection, dirty air cleaners. The louder the sound is, the worse the problem could be. You should take it seriously if you occur this situation.
Damaged turbine wheel
Turbine wheel damages are probably caused by the restriction of the turbine housing, oil pump malfunction, or excessive engine idle. In this case, you should figure out the exact problem first, then try different solutions for different situations. Such as remove and replace the turbine housing.
Damaged compressor wheel
The damaged compressor wheel is only caused by the air cleaner element missing, leaking, but also the worn bearings and burned pistons. So you can repair or reconnect the air cleaner element, replace the bearings or pistons.
Have you faced these situations? For more specific information on how to save your turbo, go and check this article:
https://blog.maxpeedingrods.com/?p=4268
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