Bent Turbo Fins?
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Bent Turbo Fins?
Hey everyone, I'm looking at buying an '01 Powerstroke. The current owner had the turbo replaced at a local shop about a year ago. He tells me that 3k miles after, the turbo sucked in a piece off the air cleaner and bent some fins on the compressor wheel. So when the turbo spools it sounds like a wood planer. (I have audio if that helps.) If that were the case, is a compressor wheel swap a fairly easy job? Do I need special equipment or tools?
Thanks!
-Dave
Thanks!
-Dave
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Swapping a compressor wheel is easy but there could be other issues there. The piece could've gotten caught in the intercooler or it could've made its way through the whole engine and done damage along its entire path. It could also be totally fine. It's kind of a crap shoot.
As far as the original question compressor wheels are quite easy to replace.
As far as the original question compressor wheels are quite easy to replace.
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Might want to look at the fins yourself to see if it truly was a debris issue, or if the fins started melting due to extreme exhaust temps.
Either way, not a good situation. If something smacked that compressor wheel, it didn't just "magically" find a way out. It could have done some much more serious damage to the engine than even dusting does.
Either way, not a good situation. If something smacked that compressor wheel, it didn't just "magically" find a way out. It could have done some much more serious damage to the engine than even dusting does.
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If anything did get through it would be small enough, (and most likely just paper filter media) to fit through the intercooler.
That, in turn, would simply just fly through the engine without even being noticed.
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Recently pulled the Vantage, WA westbound grade without having to shift down, pulling my 14k 5th wheel.
I did have to turn off the AC for the pull.
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If it sounds like a "wood planer" it might be making contact with the compressor housing. Wouldn't take too much scoring for it to lose efficiency even with a new wheel. You have to check the shaft for play and to see if it makes contact with housing. CHRA rebuild kit and balancing may be in order, not just replacing the comressor wheel.
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If it sounds like a "wood planer" it might be making contact with the compressor housing. Wouldn't take too much scoring for it to lose efficiency even with a new wheel. You have to check the shaft for play and to see if it makes contact with housing. CHRA rebuild kit and balancing may be in order, not just replacing the comressor wheel.
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