New owner torn on a new truck.

Welp today was not a good day. My turbo actuator sized up last week so i ran it into a shop i trust on monday after sitting all week. They popped a new actuator on this morning and ran the truck up to test everything was working and make sure THAT was actully the issue.....and the turbo went pop.

Turns out it was not the correct turbo for my rig. Someone before i bought it put a cheep chinese knockoff on my rig and said cheap turbo is likely a good part of why my emissions failed and has only been giving me about half my rated boost this whole bloody time. Why no one ever caught it ill never know but yay! There went $7500 since it also took out the new actuator when it blew lol.

 

Hard to tell for sure but the techs are gussing based on computer reports 11 to 13 pounds under load and was reporting 30 to 35 to the guage. They found that out because even after the turbo blew it was still reporting 30 to the guage when they put power to it lol....

 

Oh trust me im already lowering life rafts on this rig. I was looking at getting a new truck regardless or barring that doing a full engine and powertrain swap. Which will depend on what comes avalible first, though my best friend just got me a stripped 6nz core as a birthday gift.....so its leaning quite heavily towards new powertrain. Before I was going to do that westy which im glad i passed on as they called everyone who bought a slot including me and said the trucks got pushed back to 2024. My big problem is ive not quite hit 2 years in business so a lot of banks that WERE willing to work with me are backing off due to the economy problems. This only leaves the banks with either high intrest or requireing a high down payment.

The other thing hurting me is i cant ditch this truck easily due to being modified if you catch my meaning though i only owe 35k on it. So right now my best option is to just keep this on the road while squirreling away cash until i hit the tipping point and can pull the trigger on something. Right now i need to just hunker down till i hit the 2 year mark then i have options for new or ill have the capital and can use say DAG to finance an engine swap.

I COULD buy a random used truck for 40 or 50 and honestly i cant see a situation where its a lot worse then mine but at the same time...well parinoia.

 

So it wasnt JUST the turbo. Turns out my EGR is also entirely borked just like i originally thought. Though i only got the "what" right and not the why.



See that bottom valve and how it has a little round peg? Well that peg is press fitted then welded to attach the valve door to. What happened is that weld sheered off so any time i go to accelerate that flap is basically spinning like a gyro in there which is chokeing the hell out of my engine. Its also letting soot down into the intakes which is very likely why my turbo and another clue as to WHY my emissions failed.

Fun fact the part is $3000 new or $600 for a salvaged one.