Mazda_Powered's 91 Protege LX

[Mazda_Powered]

Success! got the Tbird hotside off the CHRA, took a lot of fine detailed work to try to dig out the split where the CHRA seats into it, but after that, and a good couple swings she's off!

However I think the turbine wheel is no good seems the inside of the hotside had about 1mm of carbon builld up on the inside causing it to catch the turbine wheel when they were separated I'll have to hunt around for Tbird turbine pictures and compare I guess...also the turbine backing plate has a small hole in it too, is this normal? No other damage seems to be around it. Pics would be pointless on potato phone.

I knew the unit was going to get rebuilt, but dang, after I flushed the CHRA oil feed/return for a while with ATF and oil, the bearing clearances tightened right up and she spins beautiful lol...frig!

[Mazda_Powered]

after comparing to pictures online I've determined the turbine wheel is damaged. The lowest/widest point on the wheel has little chunks missing from every blade it seemed too uniform for me to say right off the bat...here's a paint mod pic of a proper looking wheel showing my damaged areas.

[MazdaNoob]

if it's that uniform ... nahhhh

[Mazda_Powered]

it's not lol you can tell it's busted to ****. I may just source out another turbine wheel/shaft

[Damkid]

Dude, i can't wait to see Lily far back in my rear view mirror when you get it back on the road buwahahaha

[MazdaNoob]

Dude, i can't wait to see Lily far back in my rear view mirror when you get it back on the road buwahahaha

you wont see him for the wagon in the way

[Damkid]

[Mazda_Powered]

So anyone want to help work on the car monday/tuesday? I want to pull the motor/trans and address a few problems and re-think my wire tucking layout, AND fab' up a new exhaust system...just wish my catalytic converter wasn't 300km away lol...get to make the OEM cat work somehow

[MazdaNoob]

you convince my boss i need the time off and i'm all for it

[Mazda_Powered]

what's the name and number? I can be really convincing lol

[Wilyb]

If I lived closer I would be there...beer tools and friends...good times!

[Mazda_Powered]

idk if anything's going to be happening anyways. The garage is still cluttered with stuff that isn't mine, and the weather is anything but reasonable today! I know the weatherman is the only person who can be wrong and not get fired...but c'mon! I was hoping he wasn't smoking crack this time lol

[KaleoXtreme]

Your weather man sucks too? I thought it was just ours, lol! My friends can give more accurate weather predictions with his smart phone doppler app lol.

[bogaut]

says the guy who lives in hawaii

[KaleoXtreme]

Lol, I know right? And they still can't get it right!