anybody know of any good places in the SF bay area?
i just need new oil seals and have it looked over

 

same here.. but in socal.

 

So nobody knows of any shops?
Come on peoples!

 

I don't know about California. I had my rebuilt by blaast performance out of Canada. They seemed to do a good job but expect some downtime.

 

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i called earlier but no answer. Ill give it another try tomorrow morning.

 

trust me

best service Ever

did you get thru

 

yea. they quoted me $425 to change all the seals. im not sure, but seems a lil pricey. whtat do you guys think?

 

See if there are any diesel truck turbo places in town... most of those places do turbo.

 

That sounds about right for a FULL rebuild. These aren't rubber "seals" that are being changed. There are no "Seals" in a turbocharger. It is rather setup like an engine. What's being referred to is number 11. The SEALING RING.

But what happens is 99% of the rebuilders will not tear apart an entire assembly just for one sealing ring. They will replace ALL portions of the turbocharger to ensure that it is a clean rebuild, and worth their while. Myself included.

This includes but is not limited to the capscrew, locking plate, thrust plate, sealing ring, thrust bearings, and center housing dowels.



$425 is good.. Take it and run.

 

I think its good because im sure they offer a warranty

 

No. Not necessarily. Turbos w/ warranties outside of the manufacturer are pretty uncommon. That's par for the course, unfortunately. You must understand; the rebuilder can only do so much to make sure the turbo is working properly. The rest of that reliability rests on the end-user. That risk of no warranty indirectly ensures that the end-user does what is proper to ensure that the install has been performed properly.

 

He needs to find out why the turbo failed in the first place

 

I paid about $450 a few years ago on my greddy 18g. There was a mishap putting it back on my new B16a (threw a rod cap into a cylinder on the old b16a2 ) and the turbo spewed oil into the DP. Luckily the engine was being worked on by Tom @ Acura and Honda specialists in Jonesboro, GA and he took care of it. The turbo shop rebuilt the turbo and all was good until I sold the kit. As far as I know the turbo is still kicking.

Luckily you have a rebuildable turbo unlike those in the garret GT series.