# Turbo Failure: A "Bug" In The System **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 5, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-failure-a-bug-in-the-system/75769 "2009-11-05T15:12:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-failure-a-bug-in-the-system/75769/1 "2009-11-05T15:12:58Z")
Wow, lol. This is from TTNET: ![http://ttxtz.com/pix/turbos_redo/images/IMG_0093.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/8/f863c8ad7198eb3645246f0f470cb740bbcf96d8.jpeg) ![http://ttxtz.com/pix/turbos_redo/images/IMG_0090.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/5/c/5cd9306822c3cbaf82c6840425dfe2daf3329102.jpeg) ![http://ttxtz.com/pix/turbos_redo/images/IMG_0095.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/1/3/13c63c5eeb37c06b1e157a856bcdd917e33fb86b.jpeg) ![http://ttxtz.com/pix/turbos_redo/images/IMG_0106.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/6/c/6cd2be753fde883252e7ab9aa1e93b28f0c06e4e.jpeg) What could have caused this? > [@TT XTZ](#): > > I took some macro pictures of the debris found clogging the oil line restrictor to see if more detail would shed some light on what it was. Sure enough - I could tell right away that it had been an insect of some kind: ![http://ttxtz.com/pix/turbos_redo/images/IMG_3731r.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/6/f68313cb5f0007e8066ddea8d15392c4aa97ff93.jpeg) > [@Bernie](#): > > That bug was jammed in the restrictor @ the end of the oil feed line to her PS turbo. > > I took the restrictor out and couldn’t see light through it - so I used a compressor. > > When blowing into the restrictor from the direction oil would flow nothing came out on the other side. > > When I blew backwards to the direction of oil flow - that little bugger popped out of the restrict. > > Mind you it was one whole piece - it fell to bits as we examined it. > [@TT XTZ](#): > > We spent the evening puzzling over how on earth an insect could end up there. My thought was that maybe, while the hose or restrictor piece was new on a shelf, an insect had crawled unnoticed into that cozy dark place. > > I posted these pictures a couple places where I have entomologist friends to see if anyone could tell what exactly it used to be; to find if it was, in fact, a crevice-loving kind. > > Turns out that - nope - it was a pregnant crane fly. Crane flies are those bumbling fliers that look like gigantic mosquitoes: ![http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3298/3523148378_61f2b85ff4.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/6/2/62092f58943cb5ee7a235d7307dcbc6c13fdad47.jpeg) > [@TT XTZ](#): > > This guy said he often finds them crushed on the sidewalk with those black eggs spilling out of them just like this. He also identified the pointy bit as the female’s ovipositor. The straight sections look very much like the abdomen of a crane fly. > > Okaaaayyyy… How did THAT end up in there? With their wings and long legs, they definitely don’t go seeking tight spaces. > > My latest theory is that, while I was under the car doing an oil change and the oil cap was off above, it flew into the crank case, and eventually worked its way through the system to end up there. Or maybe while we worked on the engine the last time, it flew into an uncovered part. But we’re pretty good about keeping things covered. > > Lesson learned: ALWAYS keep all entry points covered unless they’re under your direct observation! ![http://ttxtz.com/pix/turbos_redo/images/IMG_3746r.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/d/2/d28044e533f1f2a53cda74342eef3d2a5b139aa0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-failure-a-bug-in-the-system/75769/2 "2009-11-05T15:22:10Z")
That is nuts! Great investigating though. ---
**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-failure-a-bug-in-the-system/75769/3 "2009-11-05T15:24:33Z")
Wow. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-failure-a-bug-in-the-system/75769/4 "2009-11-05T15:26:02Z")
this is actually where the term ‘bug’ came from moths used to get themselves stuck inside of the vacuum tubes on early computers. ---
**Author:** ![Hass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@Hass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hass)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-failure-a-bug-in-the-system/75769/5 "2009-11-05T20:01:31Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > this is actually where the term ‘bug’ came from > > moths used to get themselves stuck inside of the vacuum tubes on early computers. haha yea. and debugging was well… removing them 😛 ---
**Author:** ![NeOn9787](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neon9787/32/7466_2.png) [@NeOn9787](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NeOn9787)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-failure-a-bug-in-the-system/75769/6 "2009-11-05T20:32:29Z")
Thats nuts, ill be sure to keep my shit covered during the winter build… ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-failure-a-bug-in-the-system/75769/7 "2009-11-06T00:24:54Z")
I would have never expected that. ---
**Author:** ![boosting4me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@boosting4me](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boosting4me)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 3:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-failure-a-bug-in-the-system/75769/8 "2009-11-06T03:02:28Z")
that really bites… ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 3:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-failure-a-bug-in-the-system/75769/9 "2009-11-06T03:18:44Z")
those things were EVERYWHERE with how wet it was this summer. I was constantly killing them in the garage. Sucks that it took down a whole turbo set up tho. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-failure-a-bug-in-the-system/75769/10 "2009-11-06T08:06:36Z")
That bug must have taken a crazy trip though the motor, lol. ---
**Author:** ![Dekar12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@Dekar12](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dekar12)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-failure-a-bug-in-the-system/75769/11 "2009-11-06T08:07:35Z")
wow… That is really crazy that the thing was floating around and then got sucked up like that. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-failure-a-bug-in-the-system/75769/12 "2009-11-06T08:45:51Z")
That is DISGUSTING. ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-failure-a-bug-in-the-system/75769/13 "2009-11-06T08:48:07Z")
Could bee worse ---
**Author:** ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-failure-a-bug-in-the-system/75769/14 "2009-11-06T08:51:57Z")
> [@MPD47](#): > > That is DISGUSTING. my thought exactly. ---
**Author:** ![Bull49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bull49/32/7381_2.png) [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-failure-a-bug-in-the-system/75769/15 "2009-11-06T08:57:42Z")
that sucks. it’s bad enough you have to worry about normal mechanical failures. ---
**Author:** ![9c1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1/32/7392_2.png) [@9c1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 9:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/turbo-failure-a-bug-in-the-system/75769/16 "2009-11-06T09:53:43Z")
> [@TrueBlue](#): > > Could bee worse lol.