Anyone rebuilt a turbo?
Turns out the one that's on the way to me has some shaft play.
It came off of a car with 140Kmiles, and apparantly (I havn't seen it yet- the seller just told me this today, at least he's being honest ) the turbine almost, or just barely touches the housing.

Turbos arent exactly complex units- I'm sure you can just replace the bearings??? How much you I be looking at to buy the bearings/seals, whatever- and where would I get them??
Oh- stock S4 turbo.

Thanks

 

You can get a generic Garrett T04 rebuild kit, which included everything you want.&nbsp Most turbo shops will charge you $100-$150 for this rebuild kit - it has all the bearings and seals you'll need.

MARK THE COMPRESSOR WHEEL AND NUT so you put them back on the same orientation.&nbsp This is the key to keeping everything in balance without having a shop having to rebalance the while rotating assembly.



-Ted

 

Thanks- that's a lot of damn money for a couple of bearings though!!!
I guess they have to be decent to support the 30,000 rpms of a turbine though....

 

Try 110-120,000 rpm!

 

Double Damn!

 

The rebuild kits usually include...
(2) oil journal bearings
carbon seal
carbon seal "spacer" bushing
turbine piston ring
thrust bearing
compressor housing soft o-ring
(I think that's it)

It's not bad for a little over $100.&nbsp With proper care, your turbo should last the next 100,000 miles!



-Ted

 

Actually that does seem a tad expensive. I rebuilt the turbo off my 12AT, and the place I went to sold me a TO4 rebuild kit for NZ$95 and then rebalanced everything for NZ$35! That's about US$60. I was expecting it to cost way more!

 

Oh, we're not going to get into a U.S. versus N.Z. debate on shop prices again...I had enough with Bitchn7!



-Ted

 

OK I'm pissed!!!!!!!! My carbon seal keeps on getting stuck!!! I have replaced 2 already, and the same **** happens after a couple of days it gets stuck (I assume you know that it moves back and forward) My car is not going over 4,000 rpm since it is still in break-in period. No shaft play, new bushings and everything else is fine!!! can someone tell me if they have had the same experience? I can't be the unluckiest MF that got two Fucked up carbon seals in a row!!!! Damn!!!!

 

Hey Bambam,

You coming to the meet in TO on saturday?

If you are coming,

Be at Fairview mall in TO at 8am dude/ then heading to Ottawa for a 30+ car meet

lates man, sweet car

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That could have been a private message so that my question could be answered. Anybody got an answer to the question above the PERSONAL note to bambam??

 

Never mind I found the problem, I thought I was gonna go crazy. My boost gauge was defective, my car was making 12 psi at 4,000 RPM so the carbon seal kept on breaking, now I'm running at a nice 8psi on my turbo converted n/a. I still can't believe some ignorants say that the conversion is no good. I guess that's why Puerto Rico rules!!!!!! We will be racing in New Jersey this month. Hope to break our own 8:32 @ 159 MPH on our full metal 1980 RX-7 (2278 lbs) BE THERE!!!!!!

 

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