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Compressor Cover damage – scoring
When it comes to turbo damage, oil has a lot to answer for, with oil pressure, delay and contamination all common culprits.
Common Turbo Faults and How to Spot Them
Our experienced teams have been helping customers from across the UK with their turbocharger repairs since 1974. In this post, we’ll be sharing some of the knowledge about common causes of turbocharger damage, and teaching you how to tell when your turbocharger is in need of a service, repair or rebuild.
Compressor Wheel – ‘mouse & nut’ damage
You couldn’t make this one up. One of our customers had parked their car up for winter and during this time, some mice had taken refuge in the airbox...
Turbochargers vs Superchargers – the big debate
At AET Turbos, we’re often asked to explain the difference between turbochargers and superchargers.
Whilst we briefly covered the topic in last month’s Turbocharger FAQ, this post aims to explain the differences in more detail, covering the mechanics, along with the major pros and cons of each technology.
Seal Plate Damage – Excessive Wear of Bearings
If the thrust or journal bearings become excessively worn, then they can cause damage to the seal plates like in the example pictured here.
Seal Plate Damage – Excessive Play in Bearings
Here, the seal plate has been damaged by excessive play in the journal bearings (also known as thrust bearings).
Seal Plate Damage – Corrosion
In this image, you can see a seal plate with the tell-tale signs of corrosion damage. On a new, undamaged back plate, the surface would be smooth, but here, corrosion has caused the face of the seal to become pitted, worn and roughened.
Compressor Wheel – Minor Impact Damage
This example illustrates the damage that can be caused by inadequate or faulty air filtration. It’s a common problem and in these examples, small pieces of dust, dirt and grit have been able to enter the turbos on the air inlet side.
Compressor Wheel – Corrosion Damage
This is a common problem with turbos that are attached to pieces of equipment that are stored outside, like marine turbos and those attached to outdoor generators.
Compressor Wheel – Major Impact Damage
Here, you can see three compressor wheels with varying degrees of damage to the blades. This kind of damage is fairly common, and caused when a foreign object (like a stone or piece of metal) enters the compressor on the air inlet side.
Turbochargers – A Beginners FAQ
Over the coming months, we’re writing a series of posts in which we’ll be sharing some of the knowledge and experience we’ve built up over the past 40 years. In the first of these posts, we’ve written a short FAQ that covers some of the more basic aspects of the turbocharger. This is designed as…
We’ve bought a flow rig!
In our continual quest for perfection we have invested in a fantastic piece of kit; a VNT flow rig.