Originally Posted by
Fudgey
what intercooler was it using?
christian, i do expect that it is clearly possible for the compressor blades to break up small enough to enter the enigne.
but on the majority of turbo failures, you would have to be pretty unlucky for it to take the enigne with it no?
can i ask what damage it done to the actual engine? valves?
A fucking huge charge cooler
The blades went right through, which obviously ruptured the cooler tubes. The blades then got sucked into the engine with a large quantity of cooling water. The result was messy. And alot of work to put right.
If you have an engine thats easily replaced for not alot of cash, then fair enough. But no way I'd risk an 8k engine build for a few hundred quid on the turbo.....