Which Turbo?

[Nath V]

If you\'re underneath an FD and looking up the downpipe which turbo is it thats visible?

Cheers

[Fish]

The rear one.

Fish

[kev-yorks]

The rear one.

Fish

Who\'s a clever boy then!

Pretty sure the rear one is the secondary turbo.
Kevin

[dandan]

i\'d agree with that (both those comments in fact, lol!) but thinking about it, I have no idea why I think thats right. just assumption I think. I\'m sure someone will be along shortly to tell for sure.

[Nath V]

Thanks guys.

How much of a bad sign is this  

[Fish]

Yes the rear is the secondary.

Fish

[sdminus]

It looks a bit like the turbo oil seals have S**T themselves mate. not looking great TBH

Scott

[robedwards99]

Thats not looking good Nath. Is it running badly?

[sdminus]

It might be wise to start off by taking a look in the inter cooler piping to check for loads of oil in there. But you wanna get that pipe off and have a bit of a wiggle of the shaft.

Scott

[Nath V]

Oh bugger!  

Its running fine though and holding boost as it should.

I\'ll have a look in the intercooler pipes one night this week.

[iaint]

Mine\'s passing oil like nobody\'s business.  Mahoosive amounts in teh intercooler piping.  I suspect next oil change will just use what\'s sat in the intercooler

Shopping for a nice single tubby

[Fish]

Iain, I think yours might be blow by though. When running on boost the FD likes to add oil to the air.

Fish

[Nath V]

Whats the going rate for a replacement stock turbo these days?

[robedwards99]

There are some for sale with 40k on them here.. http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25888

[nikp]

I may have some for sale soon too. At a very low price.