XF Falcon <put funny sh*t here> Member 3,365 Member For: 17y 10m 16d Gender: Male Location: Perth, NOR Posted 27/01/11 09:23 AM Share Posted 27/01/11 09:23 AM that does sound a lot louder than mine normally sounds. take off the pipe on the front of the turbo housing, and look for signs of the blades touching the housing, or excessive play in the shaft. Could be your bearings on the way out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 16y 10m 28d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 27/01/11 09:37 AM Share Posted 27/01/11 09:37 AM Bearing sound rough, have you removed the turbo oil filter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grug Member 1,318 Member For: 16y 1m 26d Posted 27/01/11 09:52 AM Share Posted 27/01/11 09:52 AM Haven't removed anything. Turbo is less than 12 months old so...Mike, I don't have the balls to do anything to my car in fear of f*cking something up, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XF Falcon <put funny sh*t here> Member 3,365 Member For: 17y 10m 16d Gender: Male Location: Perth, NOR Posted 27/01/11 09:57 AM Share Posted 27/01/11 09:57 AM hehe yeah I understand. that pipe though is probably one of the easiest things you can remove/install on the car.just loosen the hose clamp on the front of the turbo (the one closest to the housing), and loosen the other clamp at the other end of the long black tube (where it connects to the crossover on top of the motor). then just wiggle it and the whole pipe pulls forward and out.spin the turbo by hand and see if it sounds scratchy or catches instead of rolling nicely (with the car turned off obviously). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 16y 10m 28d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 27/01/11 09:58 AM Share Posted 27/01/11 09:58 AM why do you have a new turbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP_HSV HOON Member 1,636 Member For: 14y 6m 9d Gender: Male Location: W.A Posted 27/01/11 10:11 AM Share Posted 27/01/11 10:11 AM sounds like a bearing..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grug Member 1,318 Member For: 16y 1m 26d Posted 27/01/11 10:31 AM Share Posted 27/01/11 10:31 AM why do you have a new turboOld one went kaput. Mike, had a look and it looks easy enough to get off, I reckon I'd struggle to get it back on though as its a pretty tight gap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XF Falcon <put funny sh*t here> Member 3,365 Member For: 17y 10m 16d Gender: Male Location: Perth, NOR Posted 27/01/11 10:36 AM Share Posted 27/01/11 10:36 AM (edited) yeah you have an aftermarket cold side pipe by the looks of the video which is fairly close to that other pipeeven if you remove it enough to spin it away from the mouth of the turbo, just to spin the blade by hand and see how it feels. Edited 27/01/11 10:42 AM by XF Falcon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grug Member 1,318 Member For: 16y 1m 26d Posted 27/01/11 10:46 AM Share Posted 27/01/11 10:46 AM (edited) Maybe I should just come visit you Lmao.If you're coming on the cruise maybe you could have a looksie there? Edited 27/01/11 10:59 AM by Grug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XF Falcon <put funny sh*t here> Member 3,365 Member For: 17y 10m 16d Gender: Male Location: Perth, NOR Posted 27/01/11 11:24 AM Share Posted 27/01/11 11:24 AM you live close to Balcatta? otherwise cruise is good if I make it, otherwise there would be lots of ppl there who could help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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