>I am taking  it to Midas muffler to see if they can bend a pipe for me
>since we can't get the pipe between the turbo and the muffler anywhere
>in the US. But the turbo is making a whinning noise and I don't know if
>the bearings in it are ready to go or not.
>
>My question is this. If the turbo is going bad is it very expensive to
>repair? Can it be repaired? If it can't can we run the bus without it or

Midas has a horrific reputation worldwide as a ripoff outfit, here included.

The turbocharger should have floating plain bearings, which shouldn't
whine. Turbos' turbines do whine; this is normal, though it should only
become noticable as revs rise, not at idle.

But if it is faulty, better fix now than later.

It should run okay without it (or with it in place but seized, though this
will result in power loss due to the inlet and exhaust being obstructed by
stationary impeller and turbine).

Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
fax 64 (3) 479-7527
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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