2006 Subaru Outback blown engin

Tiny
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  • 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK
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I had the turbo replaced on my daughters Subaru. Within 2 miles of the shop the car stopped running. I have since found out it was a broken piston. The shop says that because the turbo was new, the engine wasn't used to the power and therefore broke. Is this possible?
Monday, November 24th, 2014 AT 2:22 PM

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Tiny
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It very well could be but it may have been cracked to begin with and if a compression check wasn't done which there really wouldn't be a reason to on a turbo replacement then the answer is yes because the new turbo would put more boost to the engine from the bad one.
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Monday, November 24th, 2014 AT 3:04 PM

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