guys tonight i hooked up my tstcr and took it out and was playing with the different levels. I was disapointed then i hit 4-6 and smoke came out and power then a snap and no power and truck smokes. I got it home and in my shop, but i was scared to look. What should i start looking at? it smokes now at idle. also i get a weriod sound when i apply some throtte.

 

might have popped off a tubing connection, boost can blow one off fairly easy. Check the flexible boots at the intercooler connections. Also check if by chance you got one of the plastic intercooler endcap models, you shouldn't but check. if you wer on the throttel hard and then dropped the pedle you could have barked/ broke the turbo shaft but thats an extreme and remote chance. If it was a boost boot a little hairspray will make it sticky and less **** to blowing off again. good luck and post back reasults

 

Maybe you blew a hose off the turbo or intercooler.

Ahhh, Mike beat me to it.

 

Sound like a turbo to me. Pull the intake hose and look for damage, shavings, or shaft play. Don't run the truck until you find the problem. If it starts pulling oil into the intake you have a chance at a runaway.

 

i only hope thats it

 

hey guys i checked the boots and they're fine. Took intake tube off and turbo has a lot of play in it up and down and left to right on compressor wheel side no codes though

 

That sounds like your turbo is done. I've heard too many stories of turning up the power on a TST w' stock turbo and then KAAABLOOOOWYYY. Hope everything else is ok.

 

I have a buddy on turbo #3 due to a tst and heavy foot

 

whats the proper fix i didn't blow it up completely

 

Sounds like you are a perfect canidate for a turbo upgrade, thats what I would do since Idoubt the dealer will warrenty it. Good Luck.

 

if you pull everthing off and play dumb maybe get this one cover under warranty but it getting harder to fool the dealer. I know I work for one full time will trying to start my own buisness. We void 1 or 2 warrantys a month. good luck, jr

 

why don't you let the truck get some break in miles before beat the sh*t out of it. try that for your new turbo, and things will last longer. they need proper break in.
i think you will either need to get the betteror larger turbo, or not use the TST box to it full , until you get the mods that you will need to run it. i hope you have gauges in there too.

 

i have 11000 miles on it and i'm a farmer that uses the hell out my trucks so she was broke in, and i only had it turned half way up. i played with it on lower settings and didn't really get anything out of it.

 

Didnt want to be the devils advocate here, but this is a good example of not doing research and just putting the most powerful things in a truck and hammering the go pedal. Sorry for what happened

 

Sounds like a possible Turbo to me also. But the ECM is going to rat you out to the dealership and to Starline which will have to be called to get a turbo warrantied. GOOD LUCK!

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