Apex944

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It is old, but still needs to be seen for future potential rx7 buyers.

I had posted this in the Good section a while back, but I am now moving it to the Bad section because of how he didnt even send an apology about the turbo after months even though he was last active on 11/24/2007!!

Originally posted in the Good section- 7/22/2007

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...therotorrooter



I bought a "rebuilt" S4 turbo from him a while back that he stated as being rebuilt but did not know the condition of it as he never ran it.
Now I knew it would be "iffy" on the rebuilt turbo, but that would have been ok if it was just that.

But did not mention or show a picture of the wastegate arm being welded shut or that the vacuum niple on the cold side was missing.
Now the missing vacuum nipple is my fault for not noticing in the picture, but the welded wastegate kind of ticked me off.
There were no pictures posted of the wastegate arm side at all, but I would never of thought that it would be welded shut!

I sent a message to him maybe a week ago explaining what I found, and that I was a little upset about it. He never even sent a message apologizing for the wastegate being welded shut....

It may be partly my fault, since I am new to turbo's but it was a bit of a rip off since i paid $160 shipped for a useless turbo.

Just an apology would have been better than nothing.

Here's a link to the thread...

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=667454

He did a great job with keeping in contact and sending it to me though, so I have to give him that.

Ask for pictures of the whole part all the way around it before buying from him!!!

/rant

therotorrooter

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First of all, I should not have sold something I was not more familiar with. I did not know about a wastegate flange or that it was welded shut. So for that I am sorry. I was not out to scam anyone. I didn't respond to your message because you were pretty smug in it, maybe rightfully so. You said you were going to grind the weld off anyhow. I bought the turbo intending on using it and ended up not needing it. The link to the original ad is dead but if I recall I stated all of that in it, that I had not used it, and that I didn't know much about turbos. I am new to all of this. My ignorance has made me look like a *****... so I am sorry.