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Old Jul 3, 2016 | 09:06 PM
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Question Turbo Dusted?

So i have no play side to side in the blade but can anyone tell by looking at the photo if my turbo is dusted? Not the greatest picture, sorry.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2016 | 09:11 PM
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Looks fine to me. Touch the fins if they feel rugged it injested some dirt if sharp and smooth youll be alright.
 
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Old Jul 3, 2016 | 09:25 PM
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not the best picture, but here's the turbo from when I had a 7.3. Yes, the engine did have a lot of blowby. The stock air filter box was leaking.

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Old Jul 3, 2016 | 09:49 PM
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Looks fine to me. Touch the fins if they feel rugged it injested some dirt if sharp and smooth youll be alright.
Z31freakify - So i went out and ran my finger along the edges. I think they are okay but it's hard to tell if they are smooth. after all the work i have done on this beast my fingers are so torn up i couldnt tell a babies butt from a pine cone. haha
 
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looks good from the pic. how many miles on it?
 
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It's fine.

This is dusted and injested

 
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Old Jul 3, 2016 | 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 97-psd
looks good from the pic. how many miles on it?
It only has 170K on it. I really dug into the rebuild about a month or so ago. Was having power issues and it needs new glow plugs. i think the power issue is fuel starvation. I am planning on dropping both fuel tanks and cleaning the filters. I've also pulled the fuel bowl for a complete rebuild.

Should I also pull out the banjo lines? Can they be cleaned out or do I have to replace them?

Thanks guys for the help
 
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