Subject	Turbos don't really have a "seal" in the strictest sense
Posted by	Broke_as_**** on October 24, 2012 at 7:17 AM
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In Reply To	No smoke? Looks like oil on the turbine side in 2nd pic. posted by Boosted1 on October 24, 2012 at 06:00 AM
Message	It's more like a piston ring arrangement at either end of the shaft. So if there was some oil left in the center housing and the turbo was stood up on the turbine end it would leak by.
Follow Ups	Need Opinion on Used Turbos - DJK-West 01:50:35 10/24/12 No smoke? Looks like oil on the turbine side in 2nd pic. - Boosted1 06:00:27 10/24/12 Turbos don't really have a "seal" in the strictest sense - Broke_as_**** 07:17:09 10/24/12 Re: Turbos don't really have a "seal" in the strictest sense - DJK-West 10:32:44 10/24/12 Eric- - TTZEDHEAD 08:21:12 10/24/12 turbines are wet with oil - aliaZ 06:44:49 10/24/12 This is NOT the platform for used turbos - TTZEDHEAD 07:35:05 10/24/12 There's a reason why used turbos are cheap. - SimaYi 14:43:19 10/24/12 Personally before pic..NO, and after looking at your pics... - Drk93TT 07:53:01 10/24/12 Expect the worst, hope for the best. - johnnysombrero 11:48:55 10/24/12 You might want to ask yourself "How fun will it be to - nonstopna 12:01:55 10/24/12 my opinion - Zsgetyoulaid 13:50:37 10/24/12 Put a bullet in 'em (n/m) - ConVerTT 19:28:26 10/24/12 2nd bang bang in this mutha (n/m) - Drk93TT 20:54:11 10/24/12 what's the price difference between new and used? (n/m) - stockplayerz(nyc) 15:59:26 10/24/12 Get a couple of kits - xpwarrior 16:15:55 10/24/12 ....says the guy with the Green-N that drives an NA... (n/m) - ZXoltan 17:33:26 10/24/12 Yeah I don't post enough to get rid of the N - xpwarrior 21:36:00 10/24/12 Assembling the turbo is easy enough - Broke_as_**** 01:57:01 10/25/12 Words escape me...... (n/m) - TTZEDHEAD 18:47:27 10/24/12 My turbos didn't smoke, until i put test pipes on. - z-u-later 18:49:05 10/24/12
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