Blown turbos... who has had one
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Blown turbos... who has had one
Hey fellas,
I partake on the 7.3 boards but wanted to run over here and ask you about your 6.7s and the longevity on the turbos. We have had a ton of guys loosing turbos on their 14 and newer rigs. Most tow heavy and bought the truck purposely for work. I was curious if this was what you guys were seeing at all if you use the truck for hauling often rather than DD???
When I say going prematurely they are going ever 30-40k miles. They have all been covered under warranty, but there are a few that are on their second and third turbo. I have a half dozen ranchers trucks that lost them before 50k. Predominantly they are 450/550s
I thought I would come over here and ask and see what you guys have seen with your rigs.
Not trying to poke or irritate at all. I was just curious.
Thank you.
I partake on the 7.3 boards but wanted to run over here and ask you about your 6.7s and the longevity on the turbos. We have had a ton of guys loosing turbos on their 14 and newer rigs. Most tow heavy and bought the truck purposely for work. I was curious if this was what you guys were seeing at all if you use the truck for hauling often rather than DD???
When I say going prematurely they are going ever 30-40k miles. They have all been covered under warranty, but there are a few that are on their second and third turbo. I have a half dozen ranchers trucks that lost them before 50k. Predominantly they are 450/550s
I thought I would come over here and ask and see what you guys have seen with your rigs.
Not trying to poke or irritate at all. I was just curious.
Thank you.
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Good to know. I was curious. These trucks are not deleted, just left alone. I was surprised to see so many going and 30-45k seems to be the magic number for their first turbo , but there are a few oddballs that can almost cut it in half. But they are strictly for hauling.
Just curious if you are to pay out of pocket, what does a dealership charge? for anyone that may have gone down that route?
Anybody gone with a bigger charger?
Just curious if you are to pay out of pocket, what does a dealership charge? for anyone that may have gone down that route?
Anybody gone with a bigger charger?
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The bulk of the turbo failures came from the single turbine turbo used in the CC 450/550 trucks. The turbo's in the '11-'14 are prone to failures if tuners are added, but even stock trucks have had failures. I'm not aware of any improvements to the turbo's from '11-'14 years, although the failures have seam to have dropped off.
The '15 turbo's is where the design change was made and these should be as bullet proof as they get.
The '15 turbo's is where the design change was made and these should be as bullet proof as they get.
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The bulk of the turbo failures came from the single turbine turbo used in the CC 450/550 trucks. The turbo's in the '11-'14 are prone to failures if tuners are added, but even stock trucks have had failures. I'm not aware of any improvements to the turbo's from '11-'14 years, although the failures have seam to have dropped off.
The '15 turbo's is where the design change was made and these should be as bullet proof as they get.
The '15 turbo's is where the design change was made and these should be as bullet proof as they get.
I won't work on the newer trucks, but I have a lot of friends/farmers/coworkers that are going through turbos like crazy and I just wanted to ask. I am not used to seeing it, let alone on the newer trucks.
Is it an oiling issue or overspool issue? Why not run a little bit bigger charger?