I took the turbo off my motor tonight to repair the exhaust manifold to turbo gasket leak. It only had 1 nut holding it on as I drove 550 miles home. Naturally there is only a little over 1/2 of the gasket left.
After I removed the turbo I found the compressor outlet is black and sticky inside the discharge. The tube to the intake manifold is the same near the turbo, but is clean on the engine intake end. Is this a problem?? It sure doesn't seem right to me.
Does this mean I have a shaft oil leak on the compressor side?
What is the fix?
Can I handle it myself?
All those good questions.
Information please!
When I have something off the motor I am a cleanup freak. I would like to take the turbo apart to bead blast the exhaust side, and clean up the inside of the compressor side as a minumum. Are there gaskets where the housings bolt to the cartridge? I downloaded the Cummins repair manual that was posted a few days ago but have not read it yet.
It may be time for a turbo upgrade sooner than I thought. I wanted to try everything stock first.
After I removed the turbo I found the compressor outlet is black and sticky inside the discharge. The tube to the intake manifold is the same near the turbo, but is clean on the engine intake end. Is this a problem?? It sure doesn't seem right to me.
Does this mean I have a shaft oil leak on the compressor side?
What is the fix?
Can I handle it myself?
All those good questions.
Information please!
When I have something off the motor I am a cleanup freak. I would like to take the turbo apart to bead blast the exhaust side, and clean up the inside of the compressor side as a minumum. Are there gaskets where the housings bolt to the cartridge? I downloaded the Cummins repair manual that was posted a few days ago but have not read it yet.
It may be time for a turbo upgrade sooner than I thought. I wanted to try everything stock first.