Turbo Issues

LikeTheMovies · 09-21-2008, 02:16 AM

As some people might know, my T25 blew after a bad boost controller install. Well I ordered another and received it today and put it on. The Old turbo was shot to sh*t as it hit about 20lbs twice. The fins were bent to sh*t and there was about an inch of shaft play haha. Well after I got my new one on and a fresh oil change I figure everything should be fine...wrong apparently I'm leaking coolant now from the turbo. Only way there could be coolant in my intercooler piping and shoot it outta my BOV.

After I got it on I took it for a spin and at about 4k or right before boost it bucks the car like a SOB. I have no idea if just the turbo leaking coolant could cause this? or what, but it is not very pleasant to feel in the car haha. Anyone got any ideas? I thought maybe it was my injector but it seems to be attached fine. I'm gonna look into it a little more tomorrow. If I slowly take it up it will boost but it really feels like it don't want to. If anyone has any ideas let me know, I'll get a video up of it tomorrow to help the description a little more.

Sr20Gtir · 09-22-2008, 11:36 AM

[quote=LikeTheMovies;2337434]Well after I got my new one on and a fresh oil change I figure everything should be fine...wrong apparently I'm leaking coolant now from the turbo. Only way there could be coolant in my intercooler piping and shoot it outta my BOV. QUOTE]

You mean you are shooting coolant out the compressor housing into your intercooler pipes correct?

Did you check to make sure you put the lines back in the right spots? Coolant doesnt have any place in the turbo to leak out into the housings, unless its cracked. The center sections have passages that the coolant passes through and coolant never directly touches any moving parts of the turbo. You need to check if there is coolant in your oil! If there is then you deffinatly hooked it up wrong and you might have blown the seals on your new turbo.

LikeTheMovies · 09-22-2008, 01:11 PM

i have it the same way i had it on my other turbo, the only way the lines will go. and i was told before it didn't matter which way i did it because it does it the same. i removed them from the TB and just routed them to the turbo. front of the tb goes to the front of the turbo back of tb goes to the back of the turbo i believe