Damn that's a lot of smoke... Did it get progressively worse over time?

 

Solidsnake.... Welcome to the club that no one at Turbonetics wants to admit exists. I'm on my 3rd or 4th turbo now from Turbonetics with no solution and no help from anyone @ Turbonetics (especially from Ed)... Sooooooo good luck because you are on your own over there. There are more than a few here who have the same problem. Turbonetics will tell you it's a bad install etc etc etc... Then when your warranty finally runs out they will tell you your sh*t out of luck you have no warranty left.

Now you will see the usual... Miaplaya, taurran, chimike defending Turbonetics to the death telling you that after so many miles they have no problems etc etc. Let the games begin!!!!

JET

 

Not really. I just find it hard to believe that a rebuilt turbo would still be smoking immediately after it was installed.

 

Edited:
I thought about you the first time my turbo flucked up. I read your post that you had been through so many turbos.

 

That video was taken the night after I got it tuned. I dont know if I can blame the tune or the turbo. Before I got the car tuned and I was running the turbonetics reflash I had no problems at all but during that time I was running really rich. After the tune of course they leaned it out.

 

That is my main concern. We just got that sucker back from turbonetics and its the same problem.

 

So you're saying the warranty sucks because the turbo seal went bad in the first place? I think it sounds great that they rebuilt the turbo outside of the warranty.

You're definitely speaking out of frustration, but you've got to understand that stuff breaks when modifying a car. Jetpilot decided to do that and alienated everyone that was attempting to alleviate the situation, and it didn't do him any good.

 

Don't you have to pre-lube the turbo, run oil in the turbo. Or it will blow out the new seals right??? ...Or???

 

No, you just hook it up to the oil feed/return, and start the car and let it idle a bit. It will cycle oil through and lube up pretty much instantly.

 

Thats exactly what we did.

 

Yeah Im just frustrated. Ive been without my car for 4months now and I finally get it back to find out the problem still exists. I take back my comment. Turbonetics is a good company and the customer service is awesome compared to vortech or the other kit that starts with an A. HAHA.

 

No reason to take back any comments. I can understand a certain level of frustration. Just saying that going the route Jetpilot did usually doesn't end well for all parties involved...

 

In case this helps any. Before we put the turbo back we took the pipes off the intercooler to take it off and the intercooler was full of oil. You guys think its excess oil left over. We cleaned it out with gas but it was a quick wash off.

 

jetpilot- Are you still having problems? Whats your current situation?

 

Not good

 

The route JETPILOT went was the

"put the turbo on, take the turbo off, return to Turboentics for rebuild"

"put the turbo on, take the turbo off, return to Turboentics for rebuild"

"put the turbo on, take the turbo off, return to Turboentics for rebuild"

What a terrible way I handled it. Don't dare go down the route I took. No body @ Turbonetics cares about any problem that can't be fixed simply and easilly. My last turbo was returned to me and was told it was examined and has no issues and it is pissing oil in both the intake and exhaust side as we speak. Oil pressure is normal and so is the kit install. What a waste of $5000.

JET

 

 

Current situation: Intercooler filled with oil. Smoking after WOT decel. Same story from when I first purchased the kit.

JET

 

Have you contacted Turbonetics about this since your reinstall? Maybe they need to hear about this. Surely they've got some input!

 

I hope Im not in the same situation as you are. I hope I dont have to end up buying a new turbo