The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

Re: Signs of a dying turbo 900 91

posted by  someone claiming to be John Laughlin on  Thu Nov 2 16:48 CST 2000 [RELATED]

If the turbo is in fact dying, you'll typically have a lot of blue smoke coming out of the exhaust after getting into boost. Typically occurs when you've driven the car hard and then coast for a while. When you accelerate, it'll let out a large plume of smoke. Will look like a land-based crop duster. Another sign will be a high pitched squealing when you're above 5 psi of boost. That'll be the sound of the impeller touching the housing while the turbo is producing boost. Expect decreased performance after a couple years or so of the smoking, since it can plug up the cat, which will cause your performance to suffer greatly. It will also begin to sound more like a 940 with a non-turbo engine when the cat is plugged.

-J





USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.