? about my turbo i just took off

[bpoweredhatch]

ok this was the turbo i had on my car when i got it tuned on it was brand new when i put it on my car.i drove it to mainstream with my piping off on the TB. but for some reason when i got to mainstream i seen black stuff all the way around where the filter goes on. i was wondering if this is way my power was the way it was.but im going back with a gt35r. here is a picture of what im talkin about

[tdurr]

damn.. i got no clue but it doesnt look good..

[EmminoDaGreat]

That happens when you have oil leaks, and it will suck in any/all oil around the engine bay.....And you should never drive with the intercooler piping disconnected.

[bpoweredhatch]

i dont have any oil leaks anymore. my retune line had a one awhile back but i had cleaned it out and it kept coming back. i didnt know if the turbo could of messed up coming that far.im tryin to sell my old set up to a friend ut if the turbo is bad ima just keep it

[Barefoot]

And you should never drive with the intercooler piping disconnected.

i was goign to ask y he was doing that in the first place. next time have the car towed if u dont want to risk anything.

[bpoweredhatch]

i was told if i took the piping off it wouldnt get into built.so do you think it could of messed up the turbo

[green91]

If you leave the piping off it will overspin the turbo.

[claybird]

yeah dude you have overspun that puppy I did the same thing .... I can't believe the car hasn't been smoking

[bpoweredhatch]

hasnt been smoking at all but could that of been what killed my power?and how much would it cost to fix that turbo

[WANTED]

Not cheap if it's a ball bearing.

[claybird]

i just blown the seals and it will be 40 $ plus the special tools to balance it!

[bpoweredhatch]

ok thanks

[green91]

LOL you cant balance them yourself man. If its an oil journal bearing you need to plan on $200-500 for a rebuild, if its ball bearing youve gotta replace the entire CHRA.

[bpoweredhatch]

true its a turbonetics turbo so i dont now if its worth fixin.how could the seals caused me a power loss

[scttydb411]

don't remove piping...remove the wastegate spring to keep from boosting. there was so much oil underneath the hood that it probably got in that way. it is quite possible the seals are gone. the one way to tell is pull the charge pipe off and see if there is oil in there. if there is then the seals are gone. blowing oil through the intake will kill power, but your power issue was because your wastegate was blowing directly back into the intake of the turbo and that is more likely what your seeing in the intake of the turbo.

also, considering where you got your turbo and everything you learned about your original transaction/purchase of your parts, it's possible that turbo isn't new.

[bpoweredhatch]

^^^true on everything you said scotty. but i cant do the turbo anymore sense i took it off.cant wait to see what it does this time.also what all do i need to change so my car will stop wheel hoppin

[Nang]

^ try some traction bars

[scttydb411]

^^ what nang said.

also get an alignment, especially toe adjustment. after getting my toe right my car no longer has wheel-hop.

[bpoweredhatch]

thanks i think i seen someone on here sellin traction bars not to long ago