think my turbo blew :(

was driving along and my engine stalled for split second, I let off and when I got back on it I had no boost. The turbo is still together, so maybe its an internal seal or something? anybody got any ideas?

Did you see any clouds of puffs of smoke? When mine blew, it left tons of smoke. Ah... good times, touge with Bone, and then a smokescreen.

I would check all your boost/vacuum lines first.

im chasing the same problem with my subaru it did the same as yours did so if you figure it out before i do lets us know it would be help full.

does it sound like it is spooling at all?

it was around ten last night on the back roads so it was hard to tell if there was any smoke because it was so dark. As far as it spooling up, I dont think it is, I hear a sound like something is loose inside it. So something is spinning, it just isnt putting out any pressure. Is it bad to drive it car with a broken turbo?

Check to see if you have any shaft play.

make sue the nut didn't fall off of the exducer.

you wont hurt your motor driving with a blown turbo but I would avoid it if you can. reach into the turbo when the car is off and try to wiggle the impeller, if it moves up down or in out thats bad (duh). If it does have really bad shaft play drive to zimmerman park, unbolt the turbo and chuck it off the rims. then buy a new turbo. Or climb down and get the turbo you threw (cause youre a dummy) and have it rebuilt. haha good luck man

I deeply sympathize with your dislike for your current situation.....Translation: Sorry dude.

Let me know if you want a hand workin' on it though.

Maybe you just have a big boost leak somewhere? Have you done a basic intake pressure test?

Any updates?

well after finally getting a chance to look at it, it appeara that there is some shaft play but I don think thats the problem. I think it is an internal seal. No I havent done any pressures tests, I dont have the equipment to do one, so if any body wants to help me out it would be greatly appreciated. Does anyone know if CX Racing makes good stuff? The guy I bought the car from said that's what kind of turbo it is. So I'm debating on rebuilding it or buying a new. Whichever way I go I dont awant to spend a ton of money.

i have some intake pressure testing stuff i made. it basically is just a rubber cap with a valve stem, and it fits over a standard 2" turbo inlet. i just clamp it on, hook up the compressor, and listen for hissing. works well.

brian dont buy any thing from cx racing there parts are junk better off buying on ebay..... sorry man this sucks

or should I switch back to na?

being boosted is definatly not going to be a cheap adventure! CX-racing is an "ebay" brand. I would say they are one step above the no name guys on ebay, but they still sit in the bottom of the group.

If boost leak testing is not something you are comfortable with, I would say switch back to NA... leak testing should take you about five second of searching online to understand the concept and another 5 minutes to put parts together and test.

build that other b18 you have brian.... or get an h22! or just give me your car and you can have mine....

I wouldnt go na. after driving a boosted car you will be nothing but dissapointed with an na setup. Turbo cars are high maint. but relativly low in cost, compared to a built na motor. thats the trade off, good luck man.

thanks for your help eric. you know of anywhere I could get a good turbo? Tim Vallie has a turbonetics he'd sell me for $750 but the kid i bought the car from said it was too small but tim said it would be sweet on the car. so i dont know what to do. anybody else have any opinions?

honda-tech.com any honda tuner needs to be on that site, Ill bet your turbo is on there somewhere

so after investigating my set up a little more it turns out the intercooler pipe on the intake side fell off. I mist not have seen it the first time i looked at it. so no blown turbo. I know call me an idoit

your an idiot. just kidding homie.

Yay for simple problems!