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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 02:53 AM
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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.
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 03:23 AM
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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
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 04:01 AM
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Originally Posted by DDagman
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.
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 11:46 AM
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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.
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 12:23 PM
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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.
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Old Feb 28, 2013 | 02:11 PM
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Cheers guys - I guess I'll use '99 cartridges with my '93 hot sides then .
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