Vault loss through engine

Q. How much shaft play should my dual ball bearing turbo have? A. The Garrett full ball-bearing turbo is designed to have clearance between the bearing cartridge and center housing for hydrodynamic damping in addition to the internal clearances of the bearing cartridge itself. Hydrodynamic damping uses the incompressible properties of a liquid (oil in this case) and the space around the bearing cartridge to dampen the shaft motion of the rotating assembly. When the turbo is new, or has not operated for a long period of time allowing most of the oil to drain out, the rotating assembly will move more in the radial direction than a typical journal-bearing turbo because there is no oil in the center housing. This condition is normal. As long as the shaft wheel spins freely and the wheels don't contact their respective housings, the assembly will function properly.

Dopey said:

I could be wrong though lol look at this

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Mine has the same if not less side to side and 0 in and out . Al listen and look for signs of scrapping tomorrow

report back tomorrow when a find out what’s going on with my battery drainage . Al post volt figures to the steps provided earlier in this post and appreciate some guidance

Dopey said:

Lookfor scoring around the insides as well

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quick report back matey checked turbo no rubbing or catching the sides , no scraping but have read and watched videos saying they should be no play and ones that say they should and it’s for oil to balance it out so time will tell , have bigger problems to tackle for now

The ones that say there should be play, say the oil enters the bearings as they spin, and that stops the play