Hi-TTS Truck Turbocharger K18 Engine DC1305 HE500VG 5351446 5351454 Turbo Describe: How a turbocharger works Exhaust gas spins a turbine: Instead of releasing exhaust gases directly, a turbocharger directs them to a turbine wheel. Turbine powers a compressor: The spinning turbine is connected by a shaft to a compressor wheel. As the turbine spins, so does the compressor. Compressor forces air into the engine: The rotating compressor draws in and compresses ambient air,