Turbo Seal >.<

[Furion]

So after all the dramas with DP installation.. haha new issue has shown its head...
Smoke at idle... Most definitely Turbo seal....

First thing I did was go to Mazda... To find my warranty expired end of July....

Mazda appears to be doing the right thing and has said they are going to put through a prior request... and see how it goes... can only cross my fingers and hope.... all goes through under warranty...

[Sabrelli]

Geez, nothings going your way mate!

I really hope some luck swings your way with Mazda.

[Scaredycrow]

Epic bad luck mate.

IFf mazda aren't playing ball and replacing your turbo under warranty, you might consider one of these:

BNR Supercars - Bryan Nickell&#039;s Rotary Supercars - Mazdaspeed3/Mazdaspeed6/CX7

They are in the US so you'll need to factor in exchange rates and shipping, but by all reports these are a great upgrade to our cars!

[ZedN]

Same thing happened to me a few months after I got mine, so I feel your pain.
Though my Mazda wasn't even going to consider putting mine under warranty, so nice work on getting them to offer that!

[Ski82]

Is there anyway to tell if your turbo is on the way out? I only ask cause my warranty is up in about a month or so

[Scaredycrow]

Put a DP on and let it idle for 30 mins :P

[Furion]

Zed,

What path did you take, BNR?? and what were the costs involved... just preping myself for the worst....

[ZedN]

Aftermarket GT2860R internals fitted into the stock turbo housing (because of the odd shaped flanges) - stupidly got it installed through Mazda though so it was riddiculously expensive and took far too long to install *cough* $4k *cough*

If you were to replace your tubo though, I would suggest getting something bigger.. Im not a mechanical person at all but the 2876 or the k04 mentioned above seem to be good upgrades. But def do your research first.

The mazda guys also offered (after I asked them) a refurb/rebuild for alot cheaper.

[Furion]

GOOD NEWS ~!!!.... its time... to... party.... Woot~! Under WARRANTY~!!! so much relieved now~!!

[Sabrelli]

Congrats mate...u should buy a lotto ticket!