Hello again. Well I just pulled my t51r kai turbo off due to the cone nut coming off and eating the **** out of the comp wheel. I was going to just send the turbo off and have it rebuilt and thought the engine would be fine. But after taking the turbo off I am not to sure. The comp wheel was eaten up bad... I was around full boost when it came off..... 21lbs of boost. what do you guys think I should do I have not even tried to turn the motor over since... what’s the possibility of the motor being gone too? What’s the next step?



Thanks Landen

 

Compression tester is your sollution.
Turn the engine by hand first, to check that nothing stuck.

REgards
Iwan

 

pull the whole inlet and exhaust off and clean them out. Get down low and slowly turn over the motor and look into the exhaust port when the apex seal goes by check it for bits of metal. If you have metal I would rebuild it. However you can clean the metal out if you use heaps of auto trans oil in a oil can and a cutdown toothbrush. I would use a camera to look into the inlet ports, and if it is small enough you can checkout the rotor face and housing through the exhaust. Take your time do it slow.

Cheers
Michael Smith

 

Seems to be a commen problem with the T51r. Expensive rebuild bro. Good luck.

 

Well I did a compression test the motor is showing to be in great shape. Now I am wondering what the turbo is going to cost. I have been trying to get a hold of a-spec to see but I have not been able to reach of them.

 

Comp wheel is around $120, front cover........... who knows !

 

hope you didnt get the turbo from ebay. Ive seen shitloads of t51R's being sold on there & have heard bad news from people who bought them

 

This seems a little too common, I remember years ago being over at RP in dallas and seeing a T51R in a box that was trashed from the comp nut spinning off. You'd think HK$ would have the smarts to give it a reverse-thread nut......

 

ill post pics later tonight. DOnt think the shaft is bent but there is play back and forward no up and down just in and out.

 

All of the horror stories of the T51 losing it's nuts are pretty well documented. Best of luck to you.

 

here are the pics not for shure if i will need a new case or not.

 

all i can say is d?!@#$$% that totaly sucks.
as much as that turbo cost!!!!