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The Great Turbocharger Failure Thread

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#11

Model/s BF Phoon

Year Dec 2006

Oil Feed line filter installed/type Earls

BOV fitted Yes/No No

BOV Type Stock


KM's on Turbo @ failure or current KM's if the turbo hasn't failed 70 000ks , bent fins ( sounded like a good supeurcharger LOL)

more than likely due to sh*t getting sucked through the disintegrated BMC filter after several tuners gave it the ok

Intake mods (ie UBP/Intercooler/pipework) CAI ,BMC filter Intermecooler

Average boost pressure over the life of the turbo 15 psi

Edit forgot turbo back custom zorst

#12

Model/s FG G6ET

Year 2009

Oil Feed line filter installed/type Factory feed

BOV fitted Yes/No Yes

BOV Type After Market Vented


KM's on Turbo @ failure or current KM's if the turbo hasn't failed Aprox 60,000

Intake mods (ie UBP/Intercooler/pipework) N/A

Average boost pressure over the life of the turbo Standard

Center bearing collapsed due to oil line being screwed down too hard or not using a washer

#13

Model- BA XR6T

Year- 2003

Oil Feed line filter installed/type- Earls, fitted about 50,000 before failure

BOV fitted- Yes

BOV Type- Kompact duel port, plumb back and vented

KM's on Turbo @ failure or current KM's if the turbo hasn't failed- 198,000

Intake mods- 4inch intake

Average boost pressure over the life of the turbo- 18psi~

Turbo had bad bearing noise, it lasted a week after a tune running 580hp

#14

Model/s BF II

Year 2007

Oil Feed line filter installed/type Factory with filter removed

BOV fitted Yes/No No

BOV Type Stock

KM's on Turbo @ failure or current KM's 63000km's. No filter or BOV for 13000km's

Intake mods (ie UBP/Intercooler/pipework) CAI(DIY) ,K&N filter Monza 10.260cm3 Intercooler

Average boost pressure over the life of the turbo 5PSI

Cheers

#15

Model- BF1 XR6T

Year- 2006

Oil Feed line filter installed/type- Motorsport connections, fitted aprox 80,000-85,000kms

BOV fitted- Yes

BOV Type- Stock - Bosch

KM's on Turbo @ failure or current KM's if the turbo hasn't failed- Currently 100,500kms. No failures yet that I am aware of.

Intake mods- Stock w/ K&N panel filter

Average boost pressure over the life of the turbo- 4-6psi

At the moment turbo seems to be going strong, normal bearing noise on shutdown. Checked play in the turbine yesterday. Only moves up and down, left to right, in and out a tiny bit (movement probably gets taken up with oil)

Edited by Falky100

#16

Model/s

FG G6ET

Year

2009

Oil Feed line filter installed/type

Stock. Factory screen removed.

BOV fitted Yes/No

Yes.

BOV Type (Factory/Factory Vented to Atmo/After Market Plumb Back/After Market Vented)

Factory


KM's on Turbo @ failure or current KM's if the turbo hasn't failed

97500 - hasn't shat itself yet

Intake mods (ie UBP/Intercooler/pipework)

process west stage 2 kit - BPR airbox

Average boost pressure over the life of the turbo

12psi from 55000ks. Last 10,000ks been running 18 in the mid - falling to 14.

Edited by old_mate

#17

Model - FG MKII Manual

Year - 2012

Oil Feed line filter installed/type - Stock

BOV fitted Yes/No - No BOV

BOV Type - Blocked Factory


Current KM's if the turbo hasn't failed - No failure, 12,000kms

Intake mods - 4" Turbo side, Bigger cooler pipes, PWR cooler.

Average boost pressure over the life of the turbo - Constant 10psi reading on boost gauge, all on factory tune!

#18

Model/s

BF2

Year

2007

Oil Feed line filter installed/type

Factory Line, filter removed @ 30,000km.

BOV fitted Yes/No

Yes

BOV Type (Factory/Factory Vented to Atmo/After Market Plumb Back/After Market Vented)

Factory


KM's on Turbo @ failure or current KM's if the turbo hasn't failed

Currently 65,000Km, NO failure.

Intake mods (ie UBP/Intercooler/pipework)

None, currently.

Average boost pressure over the life of the turbo

12psi.

#19

Model/s

BA MKII

Year

2005

Oil Feed line filter installed/type

Stock until Earl's Inline at 89,000km's.

BOV fitted Yes/No


Yes.

BOV Type (Factory/Factory Vented to Atmo/After Market Plumb Back/After Market Vented)


Factory until vented factory at 92,000.

KM's on Turbo @ failure or current KM's if the turbo hasn't failed


92,800. No failure.

Intake mods (ie UBP/Intercooler/pipework)


F6 Air Intake with K&N Cleanable Panel Filter

Average boost pressure over the life of the turbo
11.5 PSI dropping to 9PSI on 98 since ~30,000km's.

Edited by joshmcmillan

#20

17psi at a guess (around 400kw)

bf1 owned since new, 78000klms. same turbo still like new. never used a stupid filter !!!

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