3 Major Turbo Failure Causes

95% of Turbo Failure Causes Circle in Three Point

1. Oil Contamination:

Oil-Contamination
Oil Contamination – mot milton keynes
  • Incorrect or poor quality filter and/or engine oil
  • An overdue filter or oil change
  • faulty filter bypass valve
  • Deposits of carbon, water or fuel in the system

2. Foreign Object Damage – which can be caused by:

Foreign-Object-Damage
Foreign Object Damage – MK 12 Autocare Ltd

  • Gasket material, rag particles, washers and other small objects within the air intake system
  • leak within the air intake system
  • Fragments from the failed turbo in the system

3.  Oil Starvation – due to:

Oil-Starvation
Oil Starvation- MK 12 Autocare Ltd.
  • Low oil level, or worn oil pump
  • Blockages (e.g. kinked pipes or carbon deposits)
  • Leaking pipes
  • Leaks and blockages within the exhaust and air system can alter the pressure at the turbo, causing an oil leak

4. Other Main turbo failure causes Include:

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turbo failure causes – MK 12 Autocare Ltd.
  • Hot engine shutdown, which produces carbon, damaging turbo bearings
  • Not allowing sufficient time for oil to protect the turbo when accelerating hard from cold start-up
  • Idling the engine for long periods, creating vacuum which can damage the turbo seals
  • Exceeding the engine rev limit, over speeding the turbo beyond the ability to protect it. This causes over boost, damaging the engine.

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