Hi all, Im buying a turbo from a guy on a local forum and wanted to see if there was any tips you can give me on spotting if it's a good turbo or not. I'm basically wondering if there are any obvious things i would notice if it was a bad turbo. Hope you can help. BTW it is a garret t3/t4. Thanks!!

 

shaft play in and out means the turbo is fucked. shaft play side to side if ok as long as it is very very minimal.

 

so if i pull out or push in it shouldn't move? if it does, thats a problem right?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by redb20teg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so if i pull out or push in it shouldn't move? if it does, thats a problem right?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea, just check for shaft play. side to side should be a tiny bit, when there is only in it, it should tighten up. Pulling in or out, should be minimal to none. Make sure the blades haven't be scrapping the sides

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by oxSLEEPERxo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

yea, just check for shaft play. side to side should be a tiny bit, when there is only in it, it should tighten up. Pulling in or out, should be minimal to none. Make sure the blades haven't be scrapping the sides</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks alot guys!

 

used turbos are no good if they've been sitting for a while. Cause the front seal dries out.