Need help finding reputable turbo rebuilder

[DarkStarMenace]

So, to make a long story short: I pulled the head off my 98 spyder, had a valve job, SS valves and guides installed, and porting done, removed pistons and rod bearings which new Wiseco pistons installed and new rod bearings, installed my fuel management and big 16g with fmic. I put all my goodies on, no problems. Drove it for a week to break in motor, without boosting. After that, i turned my boost up to see what i could do. Man that thing was fun. Held 18 psi and spiked to twenty with not much tuning involved. Had no signs of loss of power. A couple of mishaps were found and remedied. The worse was a balance shaft bearing spinning and causing a loud and annoying vibration at certain rpms. So i decided to do the BS eliminator kit. Went smoothly. Upon startup, blue smoke. I decided to let it warm up. Still smokes and worse under boost. My oil pressure is good, but a lot smoke on start up and under boost. Drained oil to find a lot of metal. Did a compression test to find 145-155 across all cylinders so i know the rings are still good. Ran a cleaner trhough the engine and changed oil with an additive on top of the new oil. I still have smoke issues. This leads me to two possiblities: valve stem seals or turbo seal. I am leaning towards turbo seal. But i am still going to test the valve seals. My only concern is finding a worthy turbo shop in the 805 area. I am in Oxnard, CA. Ne1 know a good shop for the 16g. Like Simi Valley, Camarillo or Santa Barbara. Thanks for ## time and help guys.

Adam

 

[92awddsm]

As for the turbo, check for shaft play. If the compressor wheel contacts the compressor housing, I would consider buying a new turbo instead of a rebuild. If you have to replace internal turbo parts you might end up spending close the same amount as a replacement. Chances are, shavings from the shot bs bearing found their way into the turbo and destroyed the bearings. This in turn creates the smoking problem. If you are dead set on a rebuild, you can contact local diesel repair shops for a recommended rebuilder. If you are willing to send it out, contact forced performance and they can help you out.

 

[DarkStarMenace]

So, the compressor wheel moves freely in any direction you choose. I am surprised my motor didn't ingest the wheel. So a word or advice: KEEP ENGINE OIL CLEAN OF DEBRIS. When the BS bearing slipped and fell to the bottom of the oil pan soaking in the oil leaving fragments of metal and the BS turning and grinding into the block to add to the contamination it worked its way to the turbo, messed up the bearings causing the seals to fail and resulted in blue smoke in the exhaust. But i guess it could be worse. Just a tell-tale sign, our turbos should not sound like superchargers, that should have been my hint at my problem. It sounded like a supercharger, not the sound i was expecting but u live and learn. Just sucks that it costs so much: money, time, energy... i said money already right. Well i guess it goes double for money. So i am gonna rip off the turbo and see how damaged it is, or just get another.

 

[TSi96drvr]

Dark:

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/348788-turbo-rebuilder-needed.html#post152012403

Reputable, Affordable and Quick.

 

[big_d]

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