Did another BLT and found this sucker on turbo. ADVICE ###?

[brandnew161]

I was going to post this is the turbo tech forum but yahno..cant. So here's the deal. I did a boost leak test yesterday and i was loosing pressure through an injector seal. Even though they were brand new I played around with it and now they're air-tight. Did another blt today and air was just leaking like crazy out of the snap ring that holds the bearing housing and compressor housing together. So I just though, okay cool not too bad to replace an o-ring..Well I pop the turbo apart see this.. It looks like a hole..sorta deal, not quite sure what/ or how it happened. However I have seen some turbos with a hole there to hold wastegates etc but not that go completely though. As you can see by the hole I could only hold roughly 4psi on the blt.

I know this "probably" isnt normal but i would like to put my mind at ease with some comments. I know a very good welder/machinist that actually fixed a decent sized crack on the compressor housing of an old turbo I had. I'm going to show him and see if its fixable. Only thing I can think of if he cant weld it is to bore out the hole and plug it with miniature bolt to get me by. I know thats cheap but I dont want to upgrade yet..just bought the car last week and i would just like to get it running first

(14B turbo)

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[solidviper89]

Just buy a better 14b... The 14bs are cheap.
It would suck if that thing spills its guts on you, and leaves you stranded.

 

[reardrv]

+1 on picking up a new Turbo, there cheap enough. But if your really cash strapped and your buddy thinks he can weld it that would probably be the only other option.