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Old 05-15-2011, 05:15 PM
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Default White smoke any way to disengage turbo?

ok i have a 99 1.8t and its spewing white smoke.turbo works and no power loss so i imagine its a seal in the turbo.is there anyway to temp disengage the turbo? Just has to be for a few days till i get a rental or new car.also is there anything but a new turbo that will fix the problem?thanks in advance
 
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Old 05-15-2011, 06:02 PM
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There's really no way to keep the exhaust gas from spinning the turbine wheel except taking the turbo off completely. You can rebuild the K03 if you don't want to buy a new one
 
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