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Ceylon 02-28-13 02:53 AM

Are these turbo cracks realistically repairable?
 
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Any suggestions would be great :)

They are '99 turbos, so I'd like to get them fixed ideally.

DDagman 02-28-13 03:23 AM

The first pictures looks pretty bad. If I'm not mistaken, the crack looks like it runs all the way inside. I would toss that and get a new one, or buy a decent shapes one for like 50-100 on the for sale section

Ceylon 02-28-13 04:01 AM


Originally Posted by DDagman (Post 11390239)
The first pictures looks pretty bad. If I'm not mistaken, the crack looks like it runs all the way inside. I would toss that and get a new one, or buy a decent shapes one for like 50-100 on the for sale section

It does indeed run all the way inside. The issue is, the housings on a '99 turbo are different to the earlier type, although I believe they are interchangeable.

Tom93R1 02-28-13 11:46 AM

I don't think the well defined shadow you see inside at the top is a crack is it?
If not then the cracks actually aren't that bad. the bottom one is nothing. I have seen and had much worse on my FD. I wouldn't worry about it. You might be able to find somebody willing to weld cast iron but it will just crack again pretty quickly. Run them.

RotaryEvolution 02-28-13 12:23 PM

it's a shadow but regardless, the cracking is extensive enough that i wouldn't bother even trying to fix it.

that turbo is soon to be a gasket eater.

Ceylon 02-28-13 02:11 PM

Cheers guys - I guess I'll use '99 cartridges with my '93 hot sides then :).


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