Add me to the blown turbo list hehe but replaced under warranty

[DSMConvert]

Well just got word from the dealership...they said and I quote "Your turbo is completely shot, we called Mazda NA and they said to order you a new one under warranty we'll need your car for another 2 days". So I'm driving a fully loaded jeep liberty loaner till monday when the new turbo will hopefully be on....though it took 3 visits to finally convince them it was the turbo(actually had to take in my spare 14b and show them how the turbo failed and what was wrong) I'm happy its being covered by warranty....how many other failed turbo owners do we have and how many were covered under warranty?

 

[mp3moose]

Did the oil cook or did your turbo pull something in?

 

[2K3 MSP]

My buddy that works for Mazda said they've had a few MSP's in at his dealership for turbo replacements lately. The problem for me is that I'm nearing 49,000 miles(a few days away). Is there any signs I should look for to maybe catch it before the warranty expires?

 

[DSMConvert]

coked oil and coolant starvation, i was in there the week before getting both inlet lines replaces for leaks and clogs..... 2k3 you can check the condition of the turbo by find the shaft play...a BB turbo should have zero in and out play and very very little side to side play(you do this by wiggling the turbine when after taking the intake off). Generally turbos usually "wear out" around 70K so thats something to look forward to....but looking at your mods i doubt they'd cover it unless you put the car completely back to stock...to be honest it wouldnt be worth it, even if the turbo is on its way out you might as well get a bigger one with the supporting mods you already have.

 

[MSP #167]

Well just got word from the dealership...they said and I quote "Your turbo is completely shot, we called Mazda NA and they said to order you a new one under warranty we'll need your car for another 2 days". So I'm driving a fully loaded jeep liberty loaner till monday when the new turbo will hopefully be on....though it took 3 visits to finally convince them it was the turbo(actually had to take in my spare 14b and show them how the turbo failed and what was wrong) I'm happy its being covered by warranty....how many other failed turbo owners do we have and how many were covered under warranty?

Did you have any mods or is your car stock?

I'm curious to see what you got away with mod wise.

 

[2K3 MSP]

but looking at your mods i doubt they'd cover it unless you put the car completely back to stock...to be honest it wouldnt be worth it, even if the turbo is on its way out you might as well get a bigger one with the supporting mods you already have.

Yeah, they've been pretty cool about my mods so far, but I haven't done any major damage yet either. Hopefully if/when my turbo goes, I'll have enough cash to pick up at least a GT28. There certainly seems to be quite a few floating around the forum already too.

 

[DSMConvert]

completely stock...well when it went back to the dealership anyways...funny part is that even modded I never beat the s*** out of it, infact i rarely raced it

 

[_Sloteg_]

Damn that sucks john, but I'm glad to see that they are taking care of it for you!

 

[DSMConvert]

Im kind of happy actually i wasnt losing my mind when I was running those 15.9s on 10 lbs of boost....I was actually starting to think i was a sucky driver....

 

[_Sloteg_]

(rofl2)

 

[DSMConvert]

hey are you on aim? whats your screen name?

 

[Petey Turbo]

hey are you on aim? whats your screen name?

I am wondering why you took your car in for service due to the turbo problem..I'm actually wondering if I have the same problem..I have always thought this turbo is not getting enough lube and/or coolant due to the noise it makes..I get a squealing noise undler light load from 4000rpm on up..Sound familliar??

 

[A.V.MSP]

my seals went out. Had mad oil coming out of the turbo and into my piping. Dealer said it was "normal" and to keep driving it. Then they were like by the way your 3 quarts low on oil to. Tried to get them to fix it, even emailed corporate but they wouldnt fix it. I bought a turbonetics BB T3/T4 instead

 

[DSMConvert]

petey sounds exactly like what mine was doing....sounds kinda like a tea kettle going off from 4K-4900K and a general lack of power...infact mine got so bad that me and david(msp267) went to the track and I couldnt get below a 15.6 at 10psi with intake and CS exhaust....

 

[Titanium-99]

thank god i am reading this Im not sure but i belive my trubo is shot as well i called the dealership and they told me that what i was telling them sounded like just that. I no longer hear any sucking noise nor the BOV and there is no boost at around 3 1/2k rpm's. the guy i talked to at Freeman mazda told me to bring my car in monday and that he has an expert that could tell weather or not my turbo is in fact fried he also mentioned to me that they have been having a string of these lately. my car only has 29000 miles on it and no mods.I was also getting that squeeling noise at 4k-4 1/2k rpm's but i havent heard that in the past two days even at 5 1/2k-6k rpm's

 

[DSMConvert]

yea i talked to the guys at the ferman here and they said it seems to be a common problem....

 

[Titanium-99]

so I should probably stop being upset over this and just trust that it will be fixed under warranty on monday when i take it into freeman mazda

 

[DSMConvert]

well technically yes, but from what I've been hearign a lot of people have had problems with it being covered by warranty...

 

[Titanium-99]

i have no mods and i have not had any mods and i dont abuse my car what so ever

 

[Spooled]

I had my turbo setup replaced about 4 weeks ago under warranty. I was completely stock (engine-wise) so there wasn't a problem. My turbo wasn't blown, though. It was because the wastegate actuator was blown, and they have to do the whole thing at once.