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Originally Posted by Shorebilly
Note: I used to have my engineers disassemble and clean my auxiliary/generator engine turbos, whenever the exhaust temperatures began to climb.......the main propulsion engines had water washing connections, for washing while running (at reduced load) and we used to do this after long river passages, or just before we headed across the Ocean.....also of note, there are some that inject crushed walnut shells into the rotating turbo.....supposed to clean them like bead blasting
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You're referring to much larger units with significant clearances.
I know of nobody who injected crushed walnut shells into a Garrett T3 and posted said results on the forum.
I'd strongly advise against such a practice.
I'd again strongly advise leaving well enough alone. The risks of improperly getting the unit back together, or contaminating a bearing outweigh the benefits.