i checked my turbo today, after removing the air filter and pipe. no shaft play... but i am not able to spin the turbo or move it at all. is this normal?

 

are you boosting??? sounds like your turbo shaft has coaked and siezed...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hella_JDM &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">are you boosting??? sounds like your turbo shaft has coaked and siezed...</TD></TR></TABLE>

nope.. no boost. if it has seized... its probably because of the blown seals. im tryin to figure out what would cause the turbo shaft to seize like that. it wont spin or anything. i cant even move it.

 

Could you even run ur car like that???

 

that siht is fcucked

 

Lack of oil causing the bearing cartridge to get to hot and seize up.
Time for a rebuild.

 

is your oil feed line fucked up? or at a bad angle or something? sounds like you had an oil issue.

 

yeah... its fcuked. ive ran my car like that for almost a year! i used to be able to boost with the blown seals, but not til about 4 months ago it stopped spoolin. ive been missin boost since then! ive had oil leaks for a long time now and its at that point where i need to get it taken care of. havent had the time or money to get things repaired, but now im goin to be rebuilding everything from scratch again. my oil return line is crappy (drag 3 return kit) and i havent had problems with it... but it does suck. im swappin it out with a real lines and fittings.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SIK IN DA HED &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah... i know its fcuked and ive ran my car like that for almost a year! ive had oil leaks for a long time now and its at that point where i need to get it taken care of. havent had the time or money to get things repaired, but now im goin to be rebuilding everything from scratch again. i figured the bearings were shot because of the blown turbo seals. my oil return line is crappy (drag 3 return kit) and i havent had problems with it... but it does suck. im swappin it out with a real lines and fittings.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thats the problem, You need to take care of things as they happen otherwise they will get worse and cause more undesired problems.

 

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Thats the problem, You need to take care of things as they happen otherwise they will get worse and cause more undesired problems.</TD></TR></TABLE>

true. (looking for the icon) lol

 

should i just rebuild the turbo or get a new one? i m tryin to figure out what would be more cost effective.

 

you'll save about $150 if you rebuild it.
If your happy with the turbo rebuild it, if your looking to upgrade nows the time.

 

What kind of turbo is it? Some are cheaper to rebuild.

 

I was in the same boat, oil seals blowing but still able to boost. I was planning to rebuild the turbo, but after taking it apart and looking at the chipped turbine veins, it's cheaper for me to buy a new turbo.

 

im not sure if thats the only damage done to the turbo... but i rather save $150 and rebuild it if i can. its a t3/t4 turbo.

 

Rebuild it. You probably don't need to go bigger than that turbo. Garretts are cheap.

Also I had success with this one time. Take some wd-40 (anything that dissolves stuff and lubricates) spray it into your inlet and outlet oil holes. They gently turn the turbo with a ratchet. It might take a while but it could free up. If you try it let me know if it works.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Big Red 211 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Rebuild it. You probably don't need to go bigger than that turbo. Garretts are cheap.

Also I had success with this one time. Take some wd-40 (anything that dissolves stuff and lubricates) spray it into your inlet and outlet oil holes. They gently turn the turbo with a ratchet. It might take a while but it could free up. If you try it let me know if it works.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ill try it out. ill let you know if it works.

 

can anyone recommend a shop that will rebuild a turbo for a great price?

 

Cheapturbo.com

 

i went to the cheapturbo website and it priced a rebuild at $250. not a bad price. i wonder if they charge any hidden fees once they get your turbo in.

 

What hidden charges? Take the housings off and check for any damage to the wheel and any scraping of the housings, if its cool then the rebuild should be $250 plus shipping...VSR Balancing may be a bit more...

 

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thats probably what he was talkin about.