Notices
Drivetrain Gearbox, Diffs & Driveshafts etc

driving with a smoking turbo, will it do any harm??

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jul 19, 2002 | 10:07 AM
  #1  
UkLegacyT's Avatar
UkLegacyT
Thread Starter
Scooby Regular
 
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 1,909
Likes: 0
Post

as above, been told its the turbo gone, will it do any harm driving it while the turbo is smoking??

cheers
Reply
Old Jul 19, 2002 | 04:53 PM
  #2  
jonny gav's Avatar
jonny gav
Scooby Regular
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 3,920
Likes: 0
From: North East Subaru Forum
Unhappy

if you have a cat fitted it will have already done damage,burning oil hits the cat and blocks the fine honeycomb.

if you have full de-cat then you have nothing to worry about.
Reply
Old Jul 19, 2002 | 08:35 PM
  #3  
hdcsub's Avatar
hdcsub
Scooby Regular
 
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 114
Likes: 0
Exclamation

Nothing to worry about????
What about the fact that it will be pumping the eng oil out of the exhaust??
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Scott@ScoobySpares
Full Cars Breaking For Spares
61
Jan 11, 2021 03:08 PM
Scott@ScoobySpares
Full Cars Breaking For Spares
7
Dec 14, 2015 08:16 AM
boggissimo
Was it you?
0
Sep 22, 2015 01:52 PM
Boostin
General Technical
10
Sep 15, 2015 07:55 PM
wrx2015
General Technical
2
Sep 12, 2015 08:07 AM




All times are GMT +1. The time now is 09:22 AM.