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Ok I am home I have pulled the hot side of the turbo intake, what am I looking for?
i have a pic of the hot side and the turbo nothing stands out to me, there is no play in the turbo shaft turns free and easy
Ok I am home I have pulled the hot side of the turbo intake, what am I looking for?
See your compressor blades in your picture?
Now, compare them to my OEM turbo blades at 220,000 miles.... My first picture is nearly identical in relation to angle as yours and was before I removed my turbo. The second picture is of the OEM wheel vs. the Riffraff 4/4 wheel.
Do you see the difference between your OEM wheel and my OEM wheel?
Now, compare them to my OEM turbo blades at 220,000 miles.... My first picture is nearly identical in relation to angle as yours and was before I removed my turbo. The second picture is of the OEM wheel vs. the Riffraff 4/4 wheel.
Do you see the difference between your OEM wheel and my OEM wheel?
Powerstroke 7.3L Turbo Wicked Wheel + Se
mine looks pretty worn in comparison, there is no shaft play so I guess that’s a good thing lol
The notches in the wheel would concern me. If you have the down time available for the truck, I would recommend removing the compressor housing and having a good look for signs of contact.
I feel no lateral play in the shaft, but in your opinion do I replace or rebuild, asking for a friend! Lol
Do you have time to remove the turbo and have a look or do you need to make a decision to repair or replace?
If you need to make the decision now you could purchase a rebuild kit and if there is damage to the housing you will need to replace the turbo and return the rebuild kit.
No lateral play, what's up and down, side to side look like? Your LPOP does not keep oil in your HPOP reservoir, it just puts it there. It sounds to me like it's putting it there and your problem lies elsewhere.
Did you pull fuel filter cap to see what the fuel looked like? If it's clean fuel that would probably rule out the injector O-rings.
All we can say for sure is that your compressor wheel is dusted and it also look like you are missing a hose clamp on one of the intake plenum boots. Based on what the cold side of the turbo looks like, I would not rule out a bad oil leak on the hot/turbine side of the turbo that is leaking directly onto the hot exhaust parts and causing smoke. If the seal on the compressor side failed there would be a lot of oil pooled up inside the compressor housing, which could be removed and checked with the rest of the turbo still installed, and there would be a lot of oil being spit into the boost tube coming off the turbo. It looks like in the compressor picture you've got oil sitting on the ledge of the compressor inlet, which should not be there.
Do you have time to remove the turbo and have a look or do you need to make a decision to repair or replace?
If you need to make the decision now you could purchase a rebuild kit and if there is damage to the housing you will need to replace the turbo and return the rebuild kit.
I need the truck today so had to put it together, there was no play in the turbo in any direction, But i am thinking i would be better to just replace it , see if the other one is rebuildable and have a back up or sell it.
Did you pull fuel filter cap to see what the fuel looked like? If it's clean fuel that would probably rule out the injector O-rings.
All we can say for sure is that your compressor wheel is dusted and it also look like you are missing a hose clamp on one of the intake plenum boots. Based on what the cold side of the turbo looks like, I would not rule out a bad oil leak on the hot/turbine side of the turbo that is leaking directly onto the hot exhaust parts and causing smoke. If the seal on the compressor side failed there would be a lot of oil pooled up inside the compressor housing, which could be removed and checked with the rest of the turbo still installed, and there would be a lot of oil being spit into the boost tube coming off the turbo. It looks like in the compressor picture you've got oil sitting on the ledge of the compressor inlet, which should not be there.
Keep poking around you find something amiss.
On the cold side turbo pipe there was quite alot of oil, Not much on the hot side, i'll new boots and clamps i believe , the upper boots are in bad shape too . LOL wish i hadn't sold my other truck now!
I did not pull the fuel bowl last night, i had my hood up and everyone and their brother starts coming by to see whats going on and drinking my beer! LOL I will take a minute this morning to check it out
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