Comp turbo failure less than a mile

Senna-F1

Can't comment on them being liable for any engine damage, but from what they've said above, they seem to not grasp the difference between a warranty and quality control. They aren't the same thing and unfortunately you've become a member of their, possibly non-existent, quality control dept. I hope it works out for you. We're all watching.

Are you going to remove the intercooler to check for metal? Maybe the oil pan as well?

knuckles899

Yeah, Im going to remove both. I think I might try to figure out a way to slightly pressurize the intercooler and run water through it or some type of liquid to try to rid it of any debris lodged in there....I just feel that blowing air through it only could possibly leave stuff behind............Thoughts on this?

Then just flush the motor 3 or 4 times with a very light viscosity oil or the marvel mystery oil stuff just to try to get rid of anything that might be in the engine.

Thank you for the support.

sx moneypit

I would use air conditioner flush to clean the intercooler.

knuckles899

I was thinking about taking the intercooler to a semi repair shop, figured they would have some type of cleaning tank for the big intercoolers for the semi's.

knuckles899

It obviously did not wobble like this before. click for video*

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James10694

Yea that needs to be sent back to comp and replaced. I seriously doubt a bad install would have caused that

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knuckles899

I don't see how either. It idled fine and ran good for a short time maybe a half mile or so before doing this so it seems as if something happened while it was running......which leads me to believe that the bearings changed clearances just enough while getting some heat to them to cause this............or it just wasn't right from the start and it was off just not something you could see with the naked eye.

knuckles899

Just to clarify for all the community here, Sasha has been great and I do not have any issues with him or his product....just the turbo from Comp.

andre81k

I had the same coolant seal issue, was pushing out coolant smoke out exhaust. Sent to them and they fixed it and sent back. Have about 3k miles on her now running good.

09nismo498

That's interesting, same issue as me. Sounds like a quality control problem more than a design flaw.

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Jayhovah

Altogether much less concerning than the OP's issue which could result in metallic dust finding its way into the combustion chamber...

That being said, I've seen a few turbos go south like this in my time as a car enthusiast and none of the motors seemed any worse for wear.

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09nismo498

Yea, metal particles are concerning. I would inspect inside the intake manifold, and all intake piping/intercooler for debris. clean everything thoroughly, change oil and filter, drive a couple hundred miles, then change oil and filter again. You should be fine.

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James10694

Ya the coolant leak isn't very damaging compared to the metal shavings going into your engine. But seriously it's like I'm expecting my turbo to fail when I put it in. There's been what 9 new VHR comp turbo kits and maybe 10 HR kits. Out of 19 comp turbos not one not two but THREE turbo failures. That's just insane.

I'm sorry I love BP and Sasha's customer service but I think we should have stuck with the precision turbo.

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Senna-F1

It's probably worse than that. We don't know whats going on with the other kits. As far as Comp kits go, 100% of the ones we've heard about have had issues. One wasn't the turbo itself, but then again, maybe it was. The filter melted and split. Too much heat? Imagine running w/o a filter and not knowing it.

solidus

People still have the option of going with the Precision turbos from Sasha. As far as the filters in my own experience relocation would be optimal but we know that is'nt an option. So you're left with heat mitigation or fabricating a shield. I'm on my third filter now; The first was completely my own ignorance as a result of removing the turbo and reinstalling it to many times and flattening the gasket. The second filter bubbled around the snout and eventually cracked open at the base. I sent pics to Buschur Racing and they said they don't know and had never seen it happen. I've gold wrapped the base of the third filter and we'll see the results when I snatch it off.