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Originally Posted by waltb2000
Thanks for the info. Before I get the turbo rebuilt, couldn't I just disconnect the oil intake from the turbo and cap it off. This way I could avoid the smoke problem and still use the car. I realize that without lubrication the turbo blades won't spin, but I wouldn't do any further damage to the turbo, would I? When I first got the car it didn't have a turbo (engine had been replaced) and besides it being slow, there didn't seem to be any problems.
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WHOA!!!! STOP!!!!! You will DESTROY your turbo by doing that. It will likely grenade without oil and send pieces into your intake. There is a reason it has a pressurized oil line - IT NEEDS IT!
The exhaust will still spin the turbo up, but without oil the shaft will be destroyed and will wipe out the bearings and allow the fans to touch their respective housings and all hell will break loose (see my earlier pic for what you would likely see.)
There is little you can do until you can take the turbo off and replace the bearings or at least the seals. If you were close, I'd offer to do the work just to keep you from destroying it D/C'ing oil lines and such.
You say it didn't have a turbo when you bought it, is this a turbo engine, or a turbo kit on a non-turbo engine?