Used rusty turbo cartridge next to a clean replacement turbochar…

Two turbocharger center housing rotating assemblies laid side by side on a white towel for comparison: the left cartridge is heat-discolored and rust-stained with a scorched turbine wheel, while the right is a clean unit with bright compressor and turbine wheels still partly wrapped in brown packing paper. Both show the bearing housing, oil ports and shaft nut.

AI caption February 2005 · Photo 499 of 3944