NooOO!oo!OOOOO!!!

[Toastedlightly]

So my brother and I rebuilt the turbo on our 86 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe. We get it all back together and hear the most ghastly sound... scraping/grinding. We take the turbo out to find the shaft is bent 🙁. Off to find a cheap replacement before winter sets in.

 

[nakedfrog]

Doh 🙁

 

[ZickZJ]

You rebuilt the turbo but didn't check to make sure the shaft was fine?

 

[cardiac]

You said shaft.....

Bob

 

[exdeath]

Could be worse... could have ingested bits of impeller...

 

[thirdeye]

Did you prime the turbo after you put it back on? Just firing up the car with no oil in the turbo is a sure fire death sentence for a turbo.

 

[Toastedlightly]

Originally posted by: thirdeye
Did you prime the turbo after you put it back on? Just firing up the car with no oil in the turbo is a sure fire death sentence for a turbo.

Was packed w/ break in lube.

Originally posted by: ZickZJ
You rebuilt the turbo but didn't check to make sure the shaft was fine?

Nope. Big mistake on our part. Oh well, rebuilt unit on the way.

 

[nateholtrop]

Atleast you know for next time...