6.0 turbo problem
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6.0 turbo problem
from what i am finding out the 6.0 turbo has some problems with the plate inside it . it get rusty an carboned up an then sticks so i am guessing the main one is it gets rusty so what would happen if we took it a part for a cleaning an i sent the plate out to be jet hot coated ??? that should stop the rust an it should run cooler right ???
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Apparently a later turbo design has a coating.
I though of the same idea, but my turbo has maybe 200,000 miles on it... so why bother.
You are being an alpha tester (brave) but let us know...
I had mine cleaned... and am doing an Italian tuneup once a month to keep rust off it.
I though of the same idea, but my turbo has maybe 200,000 miles on it... so why bother.
You are being an alpha tester (brave) but let us know...
I had mine cleaned... and am doing an Italian tuneup once a month to keep rust off it.
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im thinking some sort of coating like jethot would be the way to go. the only thing i am worried about is the jet hot taking up the clearences so maybe having the plate machined down a little would help to ?
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I thought about polishing the surface of the unison ring/plate as well as the housing. I had my turbo cleaned less than 1k miles ago and it is also sticking.
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This is interesting as a polished surface will not rust as easily as a porus surface.
Also makes me wonder why with turbos being so expensice that they are not made from stainless steel...
Also makes me wonder why with turbos being so expensice that they are not made from stainless steel...
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i am not saying polishing is going to do anything but what i am trying to do is stop the rust because that seems to be one of the problems with these turbos that ford an some othere people are saying an i have seen it my self the rust on the unison ring is a problem so thats why i was thinking that have it jethot coated it might stop or at least slow the rust down because jethot can handle a lot of heat . a friend of mine has a set of coated headers that we had cherry red before an it had no real affect on the coating so i was just wondering what you people thought ??
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The big question: will the coating withstand the heat, and not cause the parts to stick?
A coating for the outside of headers is quantitatively a different animal than a coating that have to take a moving part sliding around.
A coating for the outside of headers is quantitatively a different animal than a coating that have to take a moving part sliding around.
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