2006 Subaru Outback blown engin

2006 SUBARU OUTBACK
190,000 MILES • AWD
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FREDFICKERT
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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?
Nov 24, 2014 at 2:22 PM
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HMAC300
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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.
Nov 24, 2014 at 3:04 PM
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