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Old 16 June 2002, 06:53 PM
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i seem to be finding far too many problems with my car at the moment [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img] just took off my DP to get at the uppipe and found this, is this bad? (think i know the reply




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Old 16 June 2002, 06:54 PM
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picture's a bit big
Old 16 June 2002, 06:56 PM
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bloody hell, what you breakin now

seen loads of turbos like that, and they work fine for ages.
cracks are just due to the heat....

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Old 16 June 2002, 07:11 PM
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come to think of it, i've got a couple under my bench and both of those have cracks in them

thanks for the re-assurance though


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Old 16 June 2002, 07:47 PM
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The legacy IHI, seems to crack more so than the TD05 mitsi unit. I wouldnt worry about it. Havent seen any later IHI VF 22/23 type crack though, but I havent seen too many of them either.
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What did you edit the photo with??

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Old 16 June 2002, 08:10 PM
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Old 16 June 2002, 11:55 PM
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that is a pretty long crack, obviously a weakness in the casting.

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I wish you could delete double posts

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Old 17 June 2002, 06:03 PM
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Cool

i'm gonna run with it for now and see how long it lasts, not noticed any noises or loss of power yet (not until i get a turbine wedged in my downpipe )


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