Bent compressor wheel

[tonyt_harris]

Is this ok or should i change wheels? I have a 2nd 14b wheel i could put on but didn't konw if was worth the trouble. Thanks Anthony

 

[black_gst]

i would say it isnt worth the trouble. only 1 out of the 12 blades is bent. the question i would ask is how only one got bent???

 

[PRJTstealth]

i would switch them out if it were me but thats only because im anal about that stuff. it would be fine though if you havent either. i agree though... how did you only bend one.

 

[tonyt_harris]

I am not sure i bought it with the bent blade. I took the compressor housing off and the rest was fine. It just bugs me cause it sounds supercharged.

 

[crimsondragon]

Any damage to the compressor wheel is only asking for more. It will throw off the balance.

 

[matthewdesigns]

I'll second that. And once it's out of balance, the shaft seals are under a lot more stress than normal, so you'll be looking at replacing those sooner than later. I had a 16g that started out looking like your photo, got progressively worse, and in about 8 months was blowing smoke.

 

[tonyt_harris]

Thanks i have the wheel to swap. Now i just need the time, thanks for your help.

 

[TRSblader]

+1 to the above 2 posts, I would change it out soon before anything else happens

 

[boostx]

When you swap the wheel you should consider getting the turbo rebalance.

 

[JusMX141]

I've seen much worse damage that that to turbos that still boosted just fine. My buddy's Frank 5 20G has large chunks missing from two compressor blades and it's still boosting strong after two hard seasons.

Balance is crucial, yes; but I believe it's not as crucial as some may think. I've seen turbos with horrible damage to the turbine wheel come into my shop with zero shaft play- they still boosted as hard as a new turbo. In fact, the customers were shocked to find out the turbine was damaged as well as the turbo performed.

 

[tonyt_harris]

Would the bent blade make a superchaged sound?

 

[JusMX141]

My buddy's Frank 5 sounds totally normal; a Small 16G with a mangled compressor wheel that a friend of mine ran on his Honda sounded completely normal, too. The supercharger sound would probably exist if the turbo was extremely out-of-balance.

 

[toofast82]

My turbine blade on my 14b is missing chunks out of numerous blades and its been fine for thousands of miles at 20psi.

 

[tonyt_harris]

Thanks everyone for your help. I think i will be changing wheels this friday.

 

[kidtsi]

Thanks everyone for your help. I think i will be changing wheels this friday.

where your gettin the wheel?

 

[snoman181]

Personally i would just leave it until it needed a serious rebuild. When you switch out wheels you need to have them balanced then you might as well get new bearings and seals and such. Just my personal opinion.