Hi guys, can anyone shed any light on this?
Today suffered Turbo charger failure.
Set off from work and heard this weird noise like an electric motor coming from the front.
Got out on the road and it was really loud and no power when putting the foot down.

Straight away I new this was probably turbo related. I thought maybe intake hose or boost hose had come off.
pulled over and checked but nothing untoward.
however turbo was making a racket, sounded real loud when revved and a bit rattly.
managed to limp to my mothers house and pulled the intake hose off. Some oil spilled out and upon checking the compressor it had loads of play, so probably what the rattle was.
However seemed to still spin, but made absolutely no boost.

Gonna replace the turbo, but I'm worried about the reason for the failure?
it was driving perfectly fine going to work(no power loss or noise, no smoke) , but failed as soon as I set off back home.

I believe the turbo is VNT. Any ideas of what to check to ascertain its reason for failure?

The only thing I can thing of is that I should have changed the oil at 9k, but have let it run to 12k. The oil is Fully synth low saps.
I do almost all stress free motorway miles 5 days a week, 100 miles a day.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

 

I am a novice mechanic, I only know simple maintenance but I will give you words of wisdom from being 35. When you find yourself lost on how to fix your ride don't be afraid to ask for help from an ASE Master Mechanic tech it will always be more cost effective, less stressful and get you running again.

 

Turbo replaced with re built turbo.
Nothing untoward regarding failure of turbo. Seems to have just run its course of wear and tear.
130k on clock.
Car is driving great again.

 

Did you know Alot about turbos? I am interested in turboing or super charging my 08 V6 Outlander, can it be done?

 

Any vehicle can be turbo charged. The question is how safely?
A vehicle with a turbo typically runs lower compression in the cylinders especially if it's petrol.
If you just simply whack a turbo on to a standard engine it's likely to go bang.
There are many considerations when turbo charging, fuelling and remapping is essential then there is the question of the bottom end components being able to withstand the extra cylinder pressures.
Things to consider are the fuel pump, is it up to the job? Can the injectors flow enough to keep up with the extra demand in fuel?
How to get oil to the turbo?
Then there is the drive train, can the gearbox cope with the extra torque?

If a manufacturer already has a version that is factory turbo charged then the whole process becomes a lot easier as it's just a case of swapping bits over from a donor.

In my opinion its risky turbo charging a standard engine.
Better to swap the whole engine with a factory turbo charged version as a starting point.

This is what I have done with other vehicles. I have converted several NASP cars to turbo by swapping the whole engine and ECU.
Modifying what needs to be modified to fit it and upgrading and uprating as I go.
I usually completely rebuild the engine and if necessary the gear box.

It's a hell of a lot of work, but it certainly puts a smile on your face when you push the go pedal.
It's not something to take on lightly and you need to know what you're doing.

 

Thank you