newbie to wrx and to turbo so please bare with me.
i just bought an 08 wrx only 60k miles, 3 days later wierd sounds started happening under my hood. I pulled it in my shop and i was shooting out smoke like it was on fire lol. I drained the oil and smoke started coming out the pan... looked at the filter and notice small specs of metal of some kind. I took it to the dealer and they said my turbo shaft broke and grinded against eachother. So basically 2700 for the turbo and pan cleaning and they said i might have to replace the intercooler for an additional 1000.... my question is- is it really nessassary to change the intercooler because metal could be in it and doesnt this put a risk in my motor being f*cked?
i just bought an 08 wrx only 60k miles, 3 days later wierd sounds started happening under my hood. I pulled it in my shop and i was shooting out smoke like it was on fire lol. I drained the oil and smoke started coming out the pan... looked at the filter and notice small specs of metal of some kind. I took it to the dealer and they said my turbo shaft broke and grinded against eachother. So basically 2700 for the turbo and pan cleaning and they said i might have to replace the intercooler for an additional 1000.... my question is- is it really nessassary to change the intercooler because metal could be in it and doesnt this put a risk in my motor being f*cked?