HELP!!! HOT Juice/Turbo POOF

[CTDFreak]

I was out for a quick WOT run with my HOT Juice on 5 and heard a big POOF that sounded almost like a tire losing all of its air at once.



No turbo boost now. Have it in the garage right now. Don't see any leaks. When I shut of the engine, I hear a slight whoosh at the front of the engine compartment, maybe near the intercooler?



I was hoping a hose popped off, but I don't see anything like that.



Did I blow my turbo? Did I damage something else? Please help.

 

[Diesel Nut]

Sounds just like a boost hose. Check all the hoses on both sides of the intercooler. Also check your intercooler. You probobly have the plastic end tanks on your intercooler and if the charge was hot enough you very well could have blown it.

As a last resort, have someone start it and stay in the truck and you could check out the front end for the noise. Thi sway some one can shut it down in a hurry if need be.

 

[CTDFreak]

It doesn't appear to be the boost hose (if I am indeed looking at the right thing!), and as far as I could tell, the hoses going into and out of the intercooler appear to be ok. I just drove it home from my buddies house (it's late). No boost at all (gauge never came off zero). I'll have to look at it first thing in the morning in better light.

How can I tell if I "blew" the intercooler?

 

[lmills]

05 truck... . do you have the plastic tanked innercooler??

 

[WDimig]

at the ends of the intercooler, it is plastic, look and feel for air, use some saopy water ans spray it on the intercooler, if there are leaks youll see bubbles pop up. there are 4 boots that connect the turbocharger piping, one at the turbo that connect the boost tube going to the intercooler, another that connects that same tube to the intercooler, on the drivers side, one that connects the tube going to the engine from the intercooler, and finally the boot that connects the tube to the intake manifold. do the same with the boots, spray some saopy water on them, look feel, for escaping air.



wes

 

[Latenight6]

most likely it cracked the intercooler on the bottom where the boost tube go in. truck most likely wanted to blow off tubes but it was most likey hot out and the boots where sticky and cought the end and blew a hole. so look under the boots or where they meet. also check where the bolts are where the injector lines are bolted my came loose and where like that from the factory sound dumb but its true. If you have stock turbo look under the thing where the black round connection is where you normally plug in boost fooler.

 

[CTDFreak]

I think I may have found the problem, but it is not necessarily good news. It looks like the intercooler (yes, the plastic stock intercooler) blew a seal of somekind. There is about a 3" long strip of gasket on the passenger side top of the intercooler that appears to have come out (due to heat or pressure maybe?).

Is this repairable for the short term (since it is Friday morning and I'm not going to be able to deal with this today)?



Here is a pic:

 

[GWoody]

We're probably gonna hear a sermon here after I say this but here goes, Pull the Juice off take it to the dealer let em put a metal intercoller in under warranty. I've seen stock trucks blow these so i think the warranty should cover it.

 

[nickleinonen]

We're probably gonna hear a sermon here after I say this but here goes, Pull the Juice off take it to the dealer let em put a metal intercoller in under warranty. I've seen stock trucks blow these so i think the warranty should cover it.

give it a try. . worst case, they won't cover it so then you go aftermarket. .

 

[Boondocker]

give it a try. . worst case, they won't cover it so then you go aftermarket. .

Worst case - they won't cover it and void your warrentee.

 

[Genros]

I just had mine replaced under warranty, I have a pretty good relationship with my dealer though. Mine didnt pop, I just called and told em it looked like it had some water stains on it and they replaced it for me.

 

[BRayls]

We're probably gonna hear a sermon here after I say this but here goes, Pull the Juice off take it to the dealer let em put a metal intercoller in under warranty. I've seen stock trucks blow these so i think the warranty should cover it.

this should not be an option. you play you pay. why should my employer pay for your mistake? if you were in the same position as dc would you like the lies? do you want to stain you rep ,by becoming a liar/cheat?

 

[supersonic]

Dont know how many miles you have on it, but the IC is only covered under the 36k warranty. When the Plastic tank blew out on my 05 (looked just like yours) I replaced it with one from FleetAir for around $400. 00 including next day delivery. They sell either a reman unit that is cleaned re braised and the tanks are double welded, pressure tested and powder coated (what I got), or a brand new unit with a bigger core with thicker tubes. This is a much cheaper alternative to an aftermarket unit like Banks etc.

 

[CTDFreak]

thanks for the heads up on the FleetAir.



My truck has about 24K on it, so it looks like I'll be ok, but it is good to know that there are some less expensive alternatives than the banks. Is there a good place to buy the IC from fleetair? I looked them up and the only thing I see is a jeep top company.

 

[Giachino]

this should not be an option. you play you pay. why should my employer pay for your mistake? if you were in the same position as dc would you like the lies? do you want to stain you rep ,by becoming a liar/cheat?

In general I agree with you. However, the 05 plastic ends are a known issue with stock trucks, and were shortly phased out becasue it was a known issue. Yes he had a hot juice, and most likely it is what caused the issue, but the part is defective anyway, so what's the big deal? I could say the same with the steering box, i had 2 go out (within 25k miles) on my 05 and it was completly stock... . i know have 285 tires on my truck (06), if the steering box goes out, is it really my fault for putting on 285's?



Like I said, in general I agree with you, but i do think there are exceptions, specifically around weak / poorly designed / stock failure point parts. Your employeer can afford to replace defective parts that are truely defective, or they shouldnt be in business..... now if it were the turbo, or injectors or something that has proven reliable, then I'm on your side.

 

[GWoody]

this should not be an option. you play you pay. why should my employer pay for your mistake? if you were in the same position as dc would you like the lies? do you want to stain you rep ,by becoming a liar/cheat?

It wasn't his mistake that caused the part failure, I've seen bone stock trucks blow these up, it is a poorly designed part that Dodge should fix under warranty.

 

[DieselFiend]

You were right

Yep, here goes, all the DC supporting cry babies piping up. But, I agree with you. Give it a try. They can only say no.

We're probably gonna hear a sermon here after I say this but here goes, Pull the Juice off take it to the dealer let em put a metal intercoller in under warranty. I've seen stock trucks blow these so i think the warranty should cover it.

 

[DieselFiend]

If you can prove the juice caused the damage then by all means deny it but I don't think another warranty repair is gonna take the maccaroni and cheese/hot dogs off your dinner table. Oh, and just out of curiosity, do you think DC doesn't lie to us? They do and it comes in the form of memo's and policy letters to dealer service centers.

this should not be an option. you play you pay. why should my employer pay for your mistake? if you were in the same position as dc would you like the lies? do you want to stain you rep ,by becoming a liar/cheat?

 

[nickleinonen]

Dont know how many miles you have on it, but the IC is only covered under the 36k warranty.

WTF??? the cac is part of the engine intake system... should be covered for the same time as the engine and turbocharger...

 

[BRayls]

1 it did not fail on his " stock truck", it failed on a truck with boost much higher than stock. now that said the failure would be related to boost, and his was not with-in those parimeters was it, thus the failure. those that had failures with stock engines had 24,000 miles on them? or closer to 2,000? D. C. crybaby sounds like an insult which I do not condone here in the forums so I will not comment other than to say, I pay for playing. even if it was your employer . the steering failure would not be related to the 285's so that is moot .