Rebuilt S16G on, now smoke/hesitation/no BOV

[scheides]

When was the last time you ran the car? Were there other issues with it before?

Did you do a boost leak test after you got the turbo on? Might wanna try that.

Check for shaft play, oil in the inlet, etc. Does the turbo spin *freely* with just your fingers rotating it?

[Kougar]

Originally Posted by scheides

When was the last time you ran the car? Were there other issues with it before?

Did you do a boost leak test after you got the turbo on? Might wanna try that.

Check for shaft play, oil in the inlet, etc. Does the turbo spin *freely* with just your fingers rotating it?

Last time I drove the car was a few hours before I swapped the turbo. Everything, other my idle hot-idle, was great.

Have not done a boost leak test, but it'd have to be IN the turbo for there to be one...hardpipes with new silicon couplers and SS clamps make leaks kinda hard to comeby. I don't have any money right now so I'm gonnna have to wait to build a boost leak detector

I plan on checking shaft play and whatnot today - it was too hot last night and i was pissed. However, i checked it before i put it on and it was perfect and spun good.

[Kougar]

Well checked the shaft play - It's fucked. Big play up/down and side to side.

So now I gotta get a rebuild, even though this one was a fresh rebuild already. Good times! /sarcasm.

How the hell does a rebuilt turbo die a minute or 2 after it's put on, basically the second it actually spools? Rebuilt wrong?