Found something inside my TD04
 

At the moment assembling my engine, and today i mounted the exhaust manifold and turbo. I had to measure the two holes the actuator can is mounted to, so I stuck a thin metal piece in there, just to measure. When i got to the end of the one hole it was something inside the turbo.
It was gray, and when i touched it it sounded like thin thin paper or leaves.

Anyone ever experinced this? It`s supposed to be a new turbo.

(I am sorry for the bad english, i`m from norway!)

paint flake probably?

Either that or tumbling media or tapping residue. Blow it out or pick it out if it bothers you. Nothing to be concerned about.

sounds like somone got a dirty turbo ... clean?

Well.. I found it.
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I did NOT put it in there. Well, problem solved.
Here`s some pics of the engine, btw.
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I like to watch gauges!
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wow nice looking setup...wtf was in your turbo an aluminum foil turd?

looks like a packing peanut.

Thanks! It will be better when i get all the samco hoses and stuff ;) Looking forward to starting it up!

Correct, one point for you!

Where did you get the silicone heater hoses from?

Nice looking set-up BTW.

The guy I bought my kit off packed the entire thing in packing peanuts with out taking the ends of the manifold, turbo or IC. I spend nearly as much time fishing out packing peanuts as I did installing the thing.

STBG, your english is fine, welcome to the forum. The packing peanut is pretty funny. It would seem that you are a fan of lightweight and fast cars... Elan?

When i bought my Nissan T25, it had a piece of foam shoved in the compressor outlet. You could barely see it and I took the compressor housing off to get it out, ended up being two pieces of it in there.

SNOW TURD :gay:

Thanks.. Theyre from mx5parts.com

Elan? What do you mean? But yes, i am a big fan of lightweight and fast cars!

Here`s the specs of the engine, stock bottom.

SPECS:

550cc RC-Eng injectors
Dualfeed fuel rai from FM
2,5" downpipe and exhaust
RFL dumpvalve
TurboXS High Performance boost controller
Magnecor 8,5 Competition Spark Plug Cable Set
Greddy manifold and Mitsubitshi Td04h-15g turbo
ARP headbolts
ACT Extreme organic clutch, rated for 277ft/lbs
E-Manage Ultimate
Innovate LC-1 wideband

Whaddaya think?

Crap, I'd buy those if I wouldn't get reamed on shipping from the UK :(