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Offline Starry

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is my turbo dead???
« on: 13 May 2004, 16:43 »
how do you tell if your turbo has done it's *ollocks? the car runs fine of turbo but give it a bit more and it dies and kicks out some smoke. if its in neutral it rev's all the way up. also i have a boost gauge that is showing hardly any boost..  :(
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Re:is my turbo dead???
« Reply #1 on: 13 May 2004, 20:19 »
Don't think it's the turbo, first check that it still turns (engine off ;), by hand). Make sure the hoses to the turbo are not collapsing when the turbo starts to suck hard. (could also be a dead maf sensor :()
Steve.
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