What not to do with a Turbo
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What not to do with a Turbo Well we get quite a few turbos here on a daily basis, this one so far was the best of the week. All I can say is, a nice allen wrench was pulled out of the turbine housing 
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Originally Posted by smokinHawk
turbo mustang guy i know had a turbo eat a hose clamp, or the hose clamp ate the turbo, then he asked if it was ok to run the turbo with the blades all messed up
When I opened the thread I was expecting you to have a turbo on a vacuum cleaner or something crazy like that! Haha. But yea that wheel is sure messed up!
Knock on wood I never have a problem like that
Andy
Knock on wood I never have a problem like that
Andy
the best i have ever seen was a guy i know has a RX7 FC and his hood was rubbing on his maf sensor and was making some noise. so he decided to use an oven mit between the hood and the maf. he wasnt running a filter for whatever reason and the mit came loose. i will let you guys decide where it just happen to go.
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It could get dropped into the exhaust manifolds by accident, and forgot about.
Can easily happen, although more so with nuts and bolts. An Allen key is taking it a but further....
If the turbo isnt bolted up, always be careful where any nuts/bolts/washers go when taking things apart around an open turbo manifold
Can easily happen, although more so with nuts and bolts. An Allen key is taking it a but further....
If the turbo isnt bolted up, always be careful where any nuts/bolts/washers go when taking things apart around an open turbo manifold
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From: Stockton, CA
Originally Posted by Ruchillws6
Ok first things first. How the hell does something like that or a hose clamp get into the turbo. I dont understand. 
