Paint on turbo fins????

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Just changed the oil yesterday and while the intake hose was off I was looking for the infamous silencer ring. I think it's the round metal conical shape just inside the retaining ring. But I'll worry about that later.

I'm poking around and notice that one, and only one fin, on the turbo has what appears to be white paint (almost like flat finger nail polish) on it. I wanted to make sure it wasn't producing flakes or anything so I do the fingernail scrape test and sure enough it scrapes right off

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This may just be me (the novice) thinking but I thought you NEVER want junk/dust/PAINT/gravel/boulders/whatever to go into the turbo like that. Isn't that why there's a big ol' air filter at the beginning of that hose? What gives?

A. Go back and get the rest off and vacuum out?

B. Don't worry about it as it won't affect anything?

C. Go to Dodge and show them so if there's problems in the future I can blame them?

D. ?



Brian

 

[ftb87]

Brian,



I think someone a while back said that was a counter weight. The wait of the paint helps balance the turbine?





Frank

 

[Joe G.]

Brian,



I think that paint is part of the balanceing. Don't mess with it. I have the same thing on mine.

 

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balancing

Ok, I can buy that, paint is used for balancing..... but, I would've thought that the paint used would be much better quality than this. I finally figured out exactely what it looked, felt, and adhered like---whiteout! General paper mistake correction fluid is exactely what this is like and it was coming off before even touching it that's what caught my attention in the first place. I would hope that this is not indicative of the quality of workmanship of a $35k vehicle!!!



Brian

 

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Don't look in the muffler. . U might find the rest of the phord U ate... (Straight pipe it. . they pass easier... ) U must have ate him up and didn't notice it... The little paint chip is all the is left Mmmmm phords are good to eat... Oo.



Bryan

 

[Don M]

The paint is not for balancing itself. It is used to mark the same place on the compressor wheel and the exhaust wheel when it is being assembled.



Don~

 

[georgej]

What Don said

 

[hammong]

The paint is definitely not for balancing. Balancing a turbo is done by careful trimming of the turbine fins.



Greg

 

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LMAO @ tractornut!



Thanks guys, that makes alot more sense now. (alignment)



Brian