F1ERCE Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Long story short, my turbo blew on my 06 LGT.I got one with low mileage from a fellow forum member who had upgraded his LGT. Now I finally got that sucker on after many issues and it seems I'm burning coolant.I'm sure I spilled some on the engine and also tonight I took off the intercooler and found the lower coolant hose to the turbo could be put on better. Even after fixing that, though, I'm throwing lots of smoke and not just off the block.I'm spewing smoke from the exhaust. Its not a burning oil smell, its a burning coolant smell. I'm looking for advice here. Oh, on a separate note, I know I got an exhaust leak (maybe down pipe to turbo or downpipe to exhaust pipe) cause I got quite a growl. Dont mind that and dont think its related but just wanted to put it out there. I'm hoping I just missed something small (fingers crossed) Ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoobie Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 which replacement turbo did you buy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1ERCE Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 This onehttp://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/fs-honolulu-05-vf40-turbo-115657.html?p=2524422 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_mitch Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Long story short, my turbo blew on my 06 LGT. I got one with low mileage from a fellow forum member who had upgraded his LGT. Now I finally got that sucker on after many issues and it seems I'm burning coolant. I'm sure I spilled some on the engine and also tonight I took off the intercooler and found the lower coolant hose to the turbo could be put on better. Even after fixing that, though, I'm throwing lots of smoke and not just off the block. I'm spewing smoke from the exhaust. Its not a burning oil smell, its a burning coolant smell. I'm looking for advice here. Oh, on a separate note, I know I got an exhaust leak (maybe down pipe to turbo or downpipe to exhaust pipe) cause I got quite a growl. Dont mind that and dont think its related but just wanted to put it out there. I'm hoping I just missed something small (fingers crossed) Ideas? How did your turbo blow? I just got a CEL light for P0011 and someone was saying I should get prepped for turbo replacement...why are they blowing so early?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1ERCE Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 In the oil supply line there is a bolt with a screen in it. This is called the banjo bolt.If you don't change your oil religously, (I confess, I did not) these screens can get clogged, turbo gets oil starved, bearings go. Time for new turbo...Then you find yourself reading this excellent threadhttp://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/turbo-un-install-howto-pics-53391p2.html?t=53391&page=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John M Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 It may just be the pics but the exhaust side of the turbo you bought doesn't appear to be the cleanest. I've got a blown VF40 here and it doesn't have any of the gunk/buildup like that one has near the wastegate flapper and on the exhaust wheel itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1ERCE Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 So, I'm blowin white smoke which would be coolant as opposed to oil. What would cause that? Does it sound like I potentially got a bad turbo and should be replacing with new or is it possible I just did something wrong hooking it up ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1ERCE Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 Anybody?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_mitch Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Perhaps it is just burn off from when some spilled during replacement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobolusk Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 on a similar note when i put on my vf34 on my wrx i spilled coolant every where! when i turned on the car to let it run to seal the gasket it smelled just like yours. it took a day or 2 for me to be convinced i was not burning coolant. another thign i went a little crazy on the grey anti sieze stuff and that smoked like a hippie till it went away. did that help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1ERCE Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 Yes. good to hear. Yesterday I ran it a bit and didnt see the smoke. I'll take it out today. Would be great if thats all it was. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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