i bought a used t3/t4 turbo and it's quite dirty. So i wanted to ask what is the best way to clean one without destroying it. Is it bad if i got water on the turbine wheel???

 

what exactly is dirty on the turbo?

 

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you won't hurt it with water, but use some carb cleaner or brake kleen. Nasty Chemicals &gt; Soap and water

 

bump i was wondering the same thing.. im picking a turbo up this week.. after you clean just let it air dry?

 

pull the housings off and wash them in solvent....clean the wheels with solvent on a rag, but dont get any kind of liquid (other than oil) near the CHRA

 

ok thanks for the info

 

Submerge it in water, and let is soak for a few days... And then give it a good coat of paint over the grease and dirt to hide it j/k

I would take apart the housings, and give it a good wash on a parts cleaner. For the wheels, I just blast it with brake cleaner. Usually I try to avoid using a rag and putting force on the compressor and turbine wheels because they are fragile. For the CHRA, I plug up the oil feed and drain, and then clean the dirt off.

 

paint brush + gasoline

works great..


or disassemble the whole thing and glass bead it

 

Thanks guys, now i know what to do!

 

well i'm in the middle of the cleaning proces. Now i'm wondering what size are the bolts on my T3/T4 that hold the compressor housing it's 4 of them. They aren't 10 nor a size 9.
Another thing is how do i get the exhaust housing off? One bolt is hiting the feed "thingy" on the CHRA. So i'm thinking maybe i need a hamer to beat the housing to move a bit so i just might get enough room to take the bolt out.

Thanks!

 

Try a 3/8". I think that's in between 9 and 10

 

any ideas on other problems?

 

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yea, dont beat it with a hammer.

 

well that's good to know as well. Because the way i feel now i don't care what i do i might of even went for the hammer.
But how can i separate the hot side, to get to the blades?

 

unbolt it, if one of the bolts can be backed out becuase of the housing, rotate it until you have the space to back it out. once all bolts are out, you can separate it, sometimes its hard, sometimes its not, just take your time and be sure not to damage the wheels.

 

I cleaned 4 junkyard turbochargers with Liquid Plumber and a tooth brush. It took all the oil and buildup off reallly fast and got the turbos looking good again.

Although I didn't use them on my car, I just used them as bookends for my bedroom.

 

well i orderd the 3/8" key, so i'll wait for a while to get that one.
My problem with the exhaust housing is that i have taken out all the bolts except the one that is hitting the feed flange. I also thought on rotating it as i did the compressor but it doen't move, so that's why i considered a hammer for a while. Should it be able to rotate the same as the compressor?

 

Now i have the key, but i still have the old problem of getting the bolts out on the turbine side.




The bolt number 2 is stuck, but with a bit more rude force i think i can get it out. The big problem is the bolt nr. 1, the turbine housing doesn't spin and i don't see how i'm supposed to get it out, since it's hiting the oil thing.

help me out.

 

take all the other bolts off and slide the housing to were you will be able to finish taking the other two off

 

but if you take a close look you'll see that i took out all the other bolts and my problem is that the housing doesn't want so slide. It's quite fix.

 

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So try using PB Blaster or something like that to get the housing loose enough to rotate.

 

What is a PB blaster? I just sprayed it with some anti rust spray and i'll go look if it moves.

 

PB blaster is a penetrating catalyst that also protects against rust and other nasties....


Go buy some...NOW

 

i had a big problem trying to turn the exhaust housing on my used turbo. used some pb blaster and ditn work. i actually heated up with a torch, just it in a vise and off with the rubber mallot i went. i wasnt swinging it liek a baseball bat, be gentle. its a hassle, but it will come off eventually

 

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Go buy some...NOW </TD></TR></TABLE>
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