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IMO, no harm in driving except it may kill the catalyst...
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Ted (92TT)
on February 02, 2011 at 10:06 PM
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thnx, in first gear for a while it would only get 0psi
posted by supersh0cker
on February 02, 2011 at 09:11 PM
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if it's leaking oil. I daily drove mine with a bad PS turbo for about 3 weeks before it finally blew out the catalytic converter in a huge cloud of grey smoke. What mine looked like...
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30 degrees out side and passenger turbo squeeling
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supersh0cker
20:46:59 02/02/11
If it's seized you'll see zero boost. A squeal only when...
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Ted (92TT)
21:06:04 02/02/11
thnx, in first gear for a while it would only get 0psi
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supersh0cker
21:11:40 02/02/11
IMO, no harm in driving except it may kill the catalyst... -
Ted (92TT)
22:06:33 02/02/11
i have z1 downpipes and no cats, so no worries, how hard is
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supersh0cker
22:18:52 02/02/11
Passenger side DP is pretty easy to remove...
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Ted (92TT)
23:33:38 02/02/11
I wouldn't say even *you doing it was a good idea.
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CoHPhasor
03:48:24 02/03/11
Good point. (n/m)
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Ted (92TT)
11:14:49 02/03/11
how would i check if im not getting oil to the shaft?
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supersh0cker
22:00:51 02/02/11
anyone taken of the PS turbo? i read that i have to take off
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supersh0cker
10:32:15 02/03/11
I've done it with the tranny in the car. (n/m)
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Woody75 (Denver)
11:50:13 02/03/11
thnx, any tool that would make it easier? (n/m)
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supersh0cker
11:57:58 02/03/11
Curved box end wreches came in handy. (n/m)
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Woody75 (Denver)
09:34:07 02/04/11
got under the car and found the oil return was leaking from
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supersh0cker
13:56:44 02/03/11
Re: got under the car and found the oil return was leaking from
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aliaZ
15:19:20 02/03/11
got back from drive, turbo doing the same thing
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supersh0cker
15:34:07 02/03/11
have you checked for boost leaks? (n/m)
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aliaZ
21:58:09 02/03/11
i have not checked for boost leaks yet i didnt think about
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supersh0cker
09:41:17 02/04/11
Make sure its the turbo squealing, not something else.
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ZiNnYc
07:37:48 02/04/11
how do i check if the oil lines are clogged? (n/m)
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supersh0cker
09:42:10 02/04/11
Are they stock?
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ZiNnYc
16:40:25 02/05/11
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