Chunt999 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Few days ago I took my 05 LGT into dealer for my ACC flashing issue. Dealer came back with $1300++ to replace the body control module. I didn't think it was worth it so I just picked the car. On the way to drop it off (at dealer) I heard the turbo making slurping noises. Then is sounds like a whistle. I spoke to dealer about checking into it but when they came back with that stupid repair bill I just got pissed and picked the car up without thinking about the turbo. So today I'm driving to work from dealer and the turbo is making a crackling noise, then a spitting noise. This only occurs with acceleration. Still had boost. 5 miles later the noise stops and the boast is now gone. Got a few turbo guys at work checked it out for me and think maybe the down pipe cat blew chunks into my turbo and has it seized. No oil anywhere in the area and a faint smell of something burning, but only after I attempted to show them I had no boost. Did get a P0011 code 1 week ago. Oil was pretty low, lost track of the change interval. Anyway added oil and reset code that day and no noise until I drove it into the dealer as mentioned above. Any thoughts? Blown or repairable?..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoplightAssassin Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 blown turbo. They probably mean the up-pipe cat came apart, as the downpipe is mounted after the turbo. I doubt the cat came apart though. Most likely an oiling issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laz Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Wow, you are in WPB??! Did you go to Schumacher? I was just there today. Did you say you have a ACC flashing? What is that exactly. GL X --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murderDOCkill Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Welcome to the Blown Turbo Club, brother. There are many of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gholman12 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 p0011 = the turbo was blown a week ago. Definitely shouldn't have been driven after that - hopefully pieces of turbo did not get to your engine block... Have them pull the turbo and drain the oil, looking for metal shards. oh, and pray. a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunt999 Posted June 18, 2011 Author Share Posted June 18, 2011 That code did pop the first time I heard the slurping noise. It only happened for a quickl second, later that day the check engine light came on. had plenty og boost for that whole week until yesterday. Last night when I left work and drove it to a nearby gas station. Ran just fine. Started back up and it did not want to stay running. I had to keep the RPM's high to get it home. As it stuggled to run before I rev'd it up, the gauges were going bezerk. Got a check engine light, the sport mode was flashing for a bit. As I kept it running the sport stopped flashing. Maybe no air was getting to engine? I don't have a code reader. Wonder if I should even drive this high tech headache anywhere but dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunt999 Posted June 18, 2011 Author Share Posted June 18, 2011 Laz see my ACC thread http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/acc-err-and-pass-airbag-leds-illuminated-all-times-159207.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighaus90 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 That whistling noise is a good sign of a turbo thats going to blow. Mine is doing it now so I'm on the lookout for a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 You have a blown turbo and most likely a dieing engine. My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gholman12 Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 For the love of god stop driving your car. Don't drive it ANYWHERE. HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. It is probably too late, and you'll need a whole new engine, but maybe you got SUPER duper lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 It is probably too late, and you'll need a whole new engine, but maybe you got SUPER duper lucky. Started back up and it did not want to stay running. I had to keep the RPM's high to get it home. Not so much My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunt999 Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share Posted June 19, 2011 Not s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunt999 Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share Posted June 19, 2011 What are you saying mwiener2? Have not started it yet. Why would I? Towing to dealer is pretty easy, obviously I can do that monday. This isn't the only ride in town.Curious about air starvation of the engine. After leaving the gas station after many hours of non turbo activity without any issues is intriguing. Any thoughts that are intelligent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slickvic Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Towing to dealer is pretty easy, obviously I can do that monday. Let us know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subie-Gc8 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 I had kind of the same thing with my wifes car,. it sounds like a rattle can there is no boost. I havent checked the engine code and my cruise control light is flashing. so i am hoping for a blown turbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiener2 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 *sigh* There is no blown turbo code. The ECU has no way of knowing the status of the turbo. If you get a CEL you either have a problem that led to the death of the turbo, or your turbo has died and is now taking other parts of the engine with it. Example: Tuned a car the other day. Took it for a test drive. Turbo bearings blew apart. We know cause we heard it happen and the car started smoking horribly. No CEL. Car drove fine back to the shop (except for the smoke). Few days later got the time to pull the turbo.... no oil pressure in engine. Still no CEL. His engine is most likely ok, but we still have to break it down and rebuild it to be sure. This is major failure, major overhaul time. No CEL. My Mods List (Updated 8/22/17) 2005 Outback FMT Running on Electrons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbodog Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Few days ago I took my 05 LGT into dealer for my ACC flashing issue. Dealer came back with $1300++ to replace the body control module. I didn't think it was worth it so I just picked the car. On the way to drop it off (at dealer) I heard the turbo making slurping noises. Then is sounds like a whistle. I spoke to dealer about checking into it but when they came back with that stupid repair bill I just got pissed and picked the car up without thinking about the turbo. So today I'm driving to work from dealer and the turbo is making a crackling noise, then a spitting noise. This only occurs with acceleration. Still had boost. 5 miles later the noise stops and the boast is now gone. Got a few turbo guys at work checked it out for me and think maybe the down pipe cat blew chunks into my turbo and has it seized. No oil anywhere in the area and a faint smell of something burning, but only after I attempted to show them I had no boost. Did get a P0011 code 1 week ago. Oil was pretty low, lost track of the change interval. Anyway added oil and reset code that day and no noise until I drove it into the dealer as mentioned above. Any thoughts? Blown or repairable?..... For anyone else reading this, if he had stopped driving it when it made that noise, there would probably have been a chance of saving the engine. Replace the turbo, flush oil, etc, etc. That code did pop the first time I heard the slurping noise. It only happened for a quickl second, later that day the check engine light came on. had plenty og boost for that whole week until yesterday. Last night when I left work and drove it to a nearby gas station. Ran just fine. Started back up and it did not want to stay running. I had to keep the RPM's high to get it home. As it stuggled to run before I rev'd it up, the gauges were going bezerk. Got a check engine light, the sport mode was flashing for a bit. As I kept it running the sport stopped flashing. Maybe no air was getting to engine? I don't have a code reader. Wonder if I should even drive this high tech headache anywhere but dealer. This is how you destroy your motor, with a bunch of metal chunks. $5000+ repair bill. Ooops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slickvic Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 This is how you destroy your motor, with a bunch of metal chunks. $5000+ repair bill. Ooops. Agreed. I am beginning to wonder if this is for real. First he describes a text book method for destroying the engine. Then he promises to take it into the dealer on Monday. (yesterday) And then fails to come back here and tell us how the dealer visit went. I don't know whether to cry or call Shenanigans. Guess i'll go outside and grill some meat. Nothing to see here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunt999 Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 Towed to dealer and they quoted new turbo around 1400+ labor. They also said they dont have anyone to work on it until next week due to training? This is pretty reducules. Diriving a subaru in south florida is like driving a masaratti in nebraska. Other local jap import shops have beat that price. Having it repaired elsewhere. Good thing I live in an area where this is available. Otherwise I might be stuck listening to the dealer. As it progresses, I'll post updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartyRock Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 FYI be prepared for the engine to make funny noises after you get the new turbo. I'm near positive about this. The dealer should have drained the oil and looked for bearing shavings, im positive they are present judging by your intent on total annihilation of your car's source of GO power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSpeed Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Yep, in a few weeks we'll see.. "Replacement turbo dead, now dealer wants to new shortblock".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneskiian Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I bet the new turbo doesn't last more than a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slickvic Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Towed to dealer and they quoted new turbo around 1400+ labor. Other local jap import shops have beat that price. Having it repaired elsewhere. If the shop knows what they are doing, they will drop your oil pan and determine the real cost of repair. If they just swap out the turbo, you may be in for a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartyRock Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 If the shop knows what they are doing, they will drop your oil pan and determine the real cost of repair. If they just swap out the turbo, you may be in for a surprise. http://fieldsmarketinggroup.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/cha-ching.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunt999 Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 50% of this shops biz is supra's. Different animal but similar concepts. I'm getting a family hook up so it's not going to be the shops #1 priority. To add to an early post of mine, as I reached home after driving it at the higher RPM, I pulled into my complex and it was idling fine, little loud on the exhaust just aft of the turbo. I'm hoping the cat after the turbo got clogged with FOD the engine had trouble breathing. All my local turbo gear head friends are pointing towards an air starvation issue. FOD seems unlikely to have traveled all the way back into the block. Although it can't be ruled out without a proper diagnoses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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