2003 Turbo question
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2003 Turbo question
Hi everyone......I was replacing my air filter today and decided to take off the tube that goes to the turbo and look inside. To my surprise, I saw that the fins or blades of the turbo had chips out of them. Is this something to be concerned about? The turbo was replaced by ford about a year ago. thanks in advance for any help!
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I just bought the truck a week ago and decided to change the air filter as it was a little dirty. It was the factory air filter in it and I put the same Ford air filter back in....I looked up in the records and the turbo was replaced under warranty about a year and a half ago. Does this mean that Ford won't pay for another?
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if you are under the 100K mile or 5 year warranty ford might replace it under the warranty. I would be very concerned about driving it that way. That turbo comes apart any more and it goes straight to the intake. Did the person you bought it from have a after market intake on it and switched it over to stock when he sold it. Also did he ever run a tuner on it and does it have one now.
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This truck was owned by a retired couple who towed a fifth wheel camper trailer. All service work was done at the dealer and there was never a tuner on it. Also, when loking at the turbo i noticed alot of oil residue in the tube going to the turbo. It looks like it is sucking oil out of the valve cover and ingesting it. Any suggestions?
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Originally Posted by crownvic
This truck was owned by a retired couple who towed a fifth wheel camper trailer. All service work was done at the dealer and there was never a tuner on it. Also, when loking at the turbo i noticed alot of oil residue in the tube going to the turbo. It looks like it is sucking oil out of the valve cover and ingesting it. Any suggestions?
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Thanks for your help! I will call the dealer tomorrow and see what they say. It would be nice to know what caused the chips and also if there might be any further damage in the engine...
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Originally Posted by crownvic
Thanks for your help! I will call the dealer tomorrow and see what they say. It would be nice to know what caused the chips and also if there might be any further damage in the engine...
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Originally Posted by crownvic
I just bought the truck a week ago and decided to change the air filter as it was a little dirty. It was the factory air filter in it and I put the same Ford air filter back in....I looked up in the records and the turbo was replaced under warranty about a year and a half ago. Does this mean that Ford won't pay for another?
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