T25 Water Seal Blown
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T25 Water Seal Blown
I have a chance to get a pretty cheap T25, but it has a blown water seal.
He told me if it idles for a while, it will smoke gray, not white.
Are there any implications that a water seal may have caused damage to something else?
Is replacing the water seal the only thing that should be needed? Or would an entire rebuild be needed?
Thanks.
He told me if it idles for a while, it will smoke gray, not white.
Are there any implications that a water seal may have caused damage to something else?
Is replacing the water seal the only thing that should be needed? Or would an entire rebuild be needed?
Thanks.
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So with a turbo smoking gray, does it have any implications of damage to anything else? Like oil starvation or overheating of the turbo or any irreversible damage that can't be fixed w/ a rebuild kit?
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When turbo's smoke it usually just means the oil seals are leaking and it needs a rebuild. You could get away with just replacing the oil seals. Check the shaft play though, that will tell you how bad things are. If the wheels can't touch the housings then there should be no damage. If the wheels contacted the housings then start looking for a different turbo. You can find one that isn't messed up for cheap elsewhere. Though doubtful the shaft could be damaged if starved of oil but the brass journal bearings are supposed to keep that from being a serious issue.
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When turbo's smoke it usually just means the oil seals are leaking and it needs a rebuild. You could get away with just replacing the oil seals. Check the shaft play though, that will tell you how bad things are. If the wheels can't touch the housings then there should be no damage. If the wheels contacted the housings then start looking for a different turbo. You can find one that isn't messed up for cheap elsewhere. Though doubtful the shaft could be damaged if starved of oil but the brass journal bearings are supposed to keep that from being a serious issue.
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its impossible for the water to enter the exhaust unless the entire center section was cracked. in that case you'd have oil and water everywhere and chance are the engine would blow then catch on fire 2 minutes later.
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