jersey_emt
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- 04 MSM #1089
Last night, the turbo on my 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata started screeching. It happened very suddenly -- one minute it sounded perfectly fine, the next, absolutely horrible and grating. It definitely was not a gradual thing.
I looked under the hood and didn't see anything obvious like oil everywhere around the turbocharger, but it was dark, and the turbo on an MSM is not all that visible from that angle, so I may have well missed something obvious.
I limped my way home and kept it out of boost. I drove a slightly longer route to stay on freeways all up until the last mile or two, so I wouldn't have to stop and start at dozens of traffic lights. I just accelerated very slowly up to a safe speed in the right lane and kept it there the whole time. The engine sounded absolutely fine, and no other strange noises either.
Any suggestions on what to look for would be appreciated. My mechanical experience is limited to oil changes, brake changes, and simple bolt-on mods. The car is stock except for a SRI and a larger FMIC.
I looked under the hood and didn't see anything obvious like oil everywhere around the turbocharger, but it was dark, and the turbo on an MSM is not all that visible from that angle, so I may have well missed something obvious.
I limped my way home and kept it out of boost. I drove a slightly longer route to stay on freeways all up until the last mile or two, so I wouldn't have to stop and start at dozens of traffic lights. I just accelerated very slowly up to a safe speed in the right lane and kept it there the whole time. The engine sounded absolutely fine, and no other strange noises either.
Any suggestions on what to look for would be appreciated. My mechanical experience is limited to oil changes, brake changes, and simple bolt-on mods. The car is stock except for a SRI and a larger FMIC.
