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For 2014, Formula One is ripping up the current rulebook, and introducing some revolutionary changes designed to really shake up the sport. Whilst there are new rules covering the chassis and fuel consumption, the biggest change (in our book at least!) lies with the engine. Next year, they’re ditching the naturally aspirated V8s, and replacing…

The temperatures have dropped and winter is most definitely here – and there’s nothing worse than your car breaking down and leaving you stranded in the cold weather. All vehicle engines need to be looked after during the winter months, but there are some special steps you should take to help protect and prolong the…

A few weeks ago, we posted ‘Turbocharged beginnings’ - the first part in a series of posts outlining the history of turbocharging. We covered the early years of the technology, from invention, through early aviation use, and up to the first turbocharged passenger vehicles. This post starts where that one left off, and this week,…

In this example, you can see that the bearing housing galleries have become completely blocked and choked up with carbonised oil.

At AET, our teams are here to help when things go wrong with your turbo, but we understand that you’d rather not have to come and see us at all! In this post, we look at a selection of things you can do to prolong the life of your turbocharger and protect it from failure.…

Here you can see a bearing housing register with fairly extensive corrosion damage.

Since the invention of the internal combustion engine, mechanics, engineers and scientists have all been looking to develop ways to improve it. In this post, we look at the early years of turbocharging, from the initial concepts surrounding forced injection, through to the early aviation applications, right up to the first turbocharged cars and automobiles.

In this image, you can see damage to the bearing housing seal area, caused by excessive play and wear to the journal and thrust bearings.

Here’s a more serious example of overspeeding damage - in this image, the compressor wheel has actually exploded into pieces due to extreme overspeeding!

In these images, you can see that the back of the compressor wheel has become rippled and pitted, which are early signs of damage caused by overspeeding.

Faulty or damaged actuators are the cause of many of the turbo problems we see at AET, but they can be easy to overlook.

If you read last month’s ‘Turbocharged Future” post, you’ll know that Turbocharging is going mainstream. More and more major vehicle manufacturers are turning to the technology in an effort to combat rising fuel prices and ever increasing vehicle emissions’ standards. In this post, we look at some of the current and near-future developments in turbocharging…