Piece of air filter destroys turbo.....

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02-28-2003, 07:25 PM

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Piece of air filter destroys turbo.....

so i got my new MAF today, took off the old one and i noticed the screen was torn. so i look in the tubing and there is a small round metal piece. im like WTF is that? turns out its part of the air filter that came apart, so i take a peep at my turbine...juss as i thought, the metal piece hit the turbine and destroyed the blades and ruined the seal....GREAT.

02-28-2003, 07:41 PM

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Re: Piece of air filter destroys turbo.....

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so i got my new MAF today, took off the old one and i noticed the screen was torn. so i look in the tubing and there is a small round metal piece. im like WTF is that? turns out its part of the air filter that came apart, so i take a peep at my turbine...juss as i thought, the metal piece hit the turbine and destroyed the blades and ruined the seal....GREAT.

awww man. that sucks dude.

02-28-2003, 08:00 PM

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Foam filter or K&N style ?

02-28-2003, 08:05 PM

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That sucks

THats got to be upsetting. Something that was working nicely and now you have to spend money replacing that instead of other things. Hope its not to expensive.

02-28-2003, 08:07 PM

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something tells me you are secretly in the market for a new car...

02-28-2003, 08:27 PM

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ouch thats some luck man... just the thought

02-28-2003, 09:42 PM

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Garrett dual ball-bearing turbo from the shop.

Did you call up Su yet?

02-28-2003, 09:57 PM

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That's unfortunate about the turbo dying. There must have been some intense airflow going on there.

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Talk about sucking itself to death

02-28-2003, 10:04 PM

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Garrett dual ball-bearing turbo from the shop. Did you call up Su yet?

that sounds like a manly turbo

02-28-2003, 10:13 PM

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Yea I would like to know which kind of filter that was as well?

Right now im using an aFe filter. Is it known to be as good or better than the Apexi. Main reason because the aFe is still a wet filter and not a dry one.

Dixit

02-28-2003, 10:33 PM

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Damn, sorry to hear that Matthel... stupid air filter caused that much damage...

02-28-2003, 10:35 PM

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wow. is their any way it can be fixed? or do you have to buy a new turbo?

02-28-2003, 11:50 PM

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My question is: How much debris got through the turbo and into the motor? Replacing the turbo is quite a bit cheaper than replacing the motor. Less time consuming too.

David

03-01-2003, 12:00 AM

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My question is: How much debris got through the turbo and into the motor? Replacing the turbo is quite a bit cheaper than replacing the motor. Less time consuming too.

David

sheeesh i kept telling him to replace that bunk air filter..the top corner is all ground up from rubbing a hole though the fender liner..tsk tsk..

03-01-2003, 02:30 AM

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aiyah matt... pick up that SR20DET Sentra for a daily driver and just push turtle max to shows

03-01-2003, 05:00 AM

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man... one bad thing after another...

03-01-2003, 06:52 AM

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Good question. Is the metal piece he found the one that damaged the turbine, or did another piece get through?
Can you imagine what that would sound like if it got all the way to the engine?

03-01-2003, 07:27 AM

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03-02-2003, 05:54 AM

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Sorry Matthel, that is so sad.

03-03-2003, 12:32 AM

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hopefully i can afford this dual ball bearing turbo ive been eyeing for a bit. what do i do with this broken turbo then? add it to my collection??

03-03-2003, 02:19 AM

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Just FYI while we're on the topic...never use a foam filter with a turbo. Alot of people do it, but its an extra risk you don't have to take. Those compressor blades are spinning at over 100,000 rpm and one small peice can wreak havoc.

Jesse