How many miles are on your PTE turbo?

[desolateboosted]

My PTE SCM61 has been tossed around owner to owner and it has about 6k. It's boosting fine and everything seems good still.

 

[Dirtboarder16]

My PTE SCM61 has been tossed around owner to owner and it has about 6k. It's boosting fine and everything seems good still.

Whew, its good to hear from the other side now. Especially since that's basically the turbo I'm going to be using. Thanks.

 

[BOOSTN]

I went through 3 PTE turbos on my Buick GN, if you do a search on the Turbo buick board others have had major problems as well. Their warranty sucks and i had to pay both times. On the third time i sent my turbo to Limit Engineering and they repaired it for free. Since then i have bought several upgraded Limit Engineering turbos for my buicks and have had the best of luck. PTEs warranty flat out sucks and they always say its the customers fault.

 

[DSMTurbos]

I went through 3 PTE turbos on my Buick GN, if you do a search on the Turbo buick board others have had major problems as well. Their warranty sucks and i had to pay both times. On the third time i sent my turbo to Limit Engineering and they repaired it for free. Since then i have bought several upgraded Limit Engineering turbos for my buicks and have had the best of luck. PTEs warranty flat out sucks and they always say its the customers fault.

We have never had a problem getting turbos warrentied through pte. We have sent a few customer turbos that they rebuilt for free. I have probably 6k miles now on my gt35r and its still perfect.

 

[Sk8er07999]

Well look at that ^^^^^^. AGP now as an RST? Looks awesome to me! very good price too. And I think I would rather turbonetics then PTE any day after reading this thread. I do wonder why it seems like there are those select few that have so many problems with pte's though. Also I want to know what the difference is between the rs49t and the rs49. $150 dollar difference?

 

[anconover]

I can pick out tons of failed turbonetics turbo's. You can pick out failures of just about everything/every company. Cant always base your choice on what a select few on a msg board say about something. Alot more ppl are using them.

 

[CatchMe]

Just curious, with what size line were you feeding/draining the oil to/from the turbo? PTE turbos have held up forever on other platforms, and are renowned for their quality and durability. I wonder why dsmers have so many problems with them.



I was under the impression that SBR used PTE turbos.

SBR doesnt use PTE parts. They use Garret housings and thier turbos are water cooled and are dual ball bearing (GT series). Being water cooled helps a ton when it comes to how long the turbo will last.

 

[BOOSTN]

I really don't think it is a SELECT few that have had problems with their turbos. Like wheels coming apart or tips of blades breaking off? PTE says in order to make your turbo survive you need their special turbo oiling filter system thats raises your oil pressure a whooping 3psi. Why is it that stock turbos can last up to 100K miles with no problems without special oiling gimmick devices.

 

[anconover]

The G-Series from SBR are indeed PTE's. The rest i believe they get from turbochargers.com or at least use to. PTE requires oiling from the filter housing or they void warranty. For whatever reason. If you choose not to oil from the filter which ive seen many NOT do, and those same people have had failures etc that PTE didnt cover, thats your own fault. Ive had mine 10k plus and its like it was brand new.

 

[SlowboyCSE]

Well i can say that we quit dealing with turbochargers.com completely over a year ago. We get our Mitsu Turbo's from MHI and PTE's from PTE. We also build our own G and GT Series which is 100% Garrett parts with our cast turbine housing to make it bolt up. We also use our bolt on housings to run Turbonetics CHRA's, we will have pics of these soon and they have already worked out great in primary testing.

 

[damnslowtsi]

I 'm closing on 200 miles on mine. Installed it last wednesday. So far so good but I 'm not sure if I can sleep well tonight after reading all this Mine is oiled from the housing but no special device..

On the other note, Mike/slowboy do you guys have your own custom turbine housing which is neither PTE nor bullseye? If it is, it is good to know.

 

[Car Cannibal]

I have had my PTE57 trim for 24k miles and I get on it everyday, still going strong.

But, failures do happen and I would bet around 50% are due to some customer install error like the feedlines or oil contamination etc.

Ask Mike Licht about the SMC61 and what he thinks of it. This combo has been around before and has been known to die very often.

If this turbo blows up on me, John Craig of Limit Engineering will be getting it and I will be going to a full 60-1 for around $350 for the rebuild. John is the most reputable guy on the GN boards and he has the least failures out there.

 

[bjc26]

My PTE 50 trim Internally gated is currently at PTE being replaced/repaired. The bolts holding the center cartridge to the exhaust housing all sheared off inside of the turbine or simply worked themselves out. I did not clock the turbo from the way it was delivered to me from the factory. The turbo was bought brand new and installed per PTE instructions (oil feed off of filter housing). When I spoke to the shop I bought the turbo off of it turns out this is the second one he personally has had to send back to PTE for the same bolt failure problem in the past month. If you start to notice some oil leakage from the housing be sure to check your bolts.....

 

[prostreetdsmx1]

it is weird to see the people that say that their turbos failed or that PTE didn't help them out. We sell A LOT of PTE turbos and have had no more than 5 total ever come back, everyone of which was repaired under factory warranty. I can only think of 1 that failed again but i can swear there were other issues there.

With any manufacturer the few horror stories will always outway the hundreds of good ones, not much you can do about that.

as far as the GT32, we were one of the first places to test and dyno them and they are a good turbo for those looking to make 350-400 with 3600RPM spool.

thanks for the space and happy boosting!

 

[questhe]

This is very interesting. I am installing a Bullseye turbo and having to clock it. I did not get any torque specs for the bolts on either side of the CHRA. Did you guys get that? Did you get an install sheet with directions?

My PTE 50 trim Internally gated is currently at PTE being replaced/repaired. The bolts holding the center cartridge to the exhaust housing all sheared off inside of the turbine or simply worked themselves out. I did not clock the turbo from the way it was delivered to me from the factory. The turbo was bought brand new and installed per PTE instructions (oil feed off of filter housing). When I spoke to the shop I bought the turbo off of it turns out this is the second one he personally has had to send back to PTE for the same bolt failure problem in the past month. If you start to notice some oil leakage from the housing be sure to check your bolts.....

 

[NeEmO6]

I have a pte 50 trim, and it has about little over 1k miles, just recently check to feel for shaft play, and i feels like its cherry has been popped, not as tight as once was. And after my buddy has gone through 1 50 trim and 2 scm 60-1's in a matter of 2k miles im definetaly nervous as to my turbo lasting another season.

 

[anconover]

if ur buddy went thru 3 turbo's that fast, i dont care how much u hate PTE, its not theyre fault ill tell you now. Its on his end. I have bs removed, and feed from the filter housing and shes mint 10k later. Ive seen people feeding PTE's from the head with an in-line filter....

 

[turbotalon92]

I ran an PTE for a good while with no problem (more than a year), it is still running strong even though I do not own the car anymore (DSMtrance). If you are experiencing repeat failures, it has to do with something other than the turbo.

 

[turbotalon92]

I really don't think it is a SELECT few that have had problems with their turbos. Like wheels coming apart or tips of blades breaking off? PTE says in order to make your turbo survive you need their special turbo oiling filter system thats raises your oil pressure a whooping 3psi. Why is it that stock turbos can last up to 100K miles with no problems without special oiling gimmick devices.

Hmm, I am thinking this is not a stock turbo and spins at different RPM's and even has a different center section, I think? This may even be a performance part.

Hey, do you THINK you can provide the more than a SELECT few data? Lots of DSM boards, Majority= top notch reviews on PTE products.

 

[BOOSTN]

The nice thing about a feedback question on turbos is to see who's turbo has had the best success rate in miles of useage. A lot people are unaware of what a turbo warranty will cover. Once a turbo self destrucks the metal from broken blades contaminates and destroys the engine. I know that engines are very costly to rebuild as well as paying to have the labor done to remove and install. Any turbo that fails is really one 2 many, but it does happen from time to time. Each turbo charger rebuilder/designer has his own way of putting their turbos together. This warrants how long in miles the turbo will last whether it be a stock turbo or performance. I know who will be doing my turbos based on how i was treated as a customer.

 

[Orange_dsm]

if ur buddy went thru 3 turbo's that fast, i dont care how much u hate PTE, its not theyre fault ill tell you now. Its on his end. I have bs removed, and feed from the filter housing and shes mint 10k later. Ive seen people feeding PTE's from the head with an in-line filter....

Thats kind of what I was thinking. Some people have turbos lasting 20+K with no problems while others are going to 3 in 500 miles................seems like a USER problem to me.

 

[SlowboyCSE]

I 'm closing on 200 miles on mine. Installed it last wednesday. So far so good but I 'm not sure if I can sleep well tonight after reading all this Mine is oiled from the housing but no special device..

On the other note, Mike/slowboy do you guys have your own custom turbine housing which is neither PTE nor bullseye? If it is, it is good to know.

Yes we have our own GT turbine housing that is designed for Garrett GT CHRA's.

Yes we have our own "G" series turbine housings that is designed for Garrett Big Shaft 360 HD Center Sections (50, 54, 57, 60, 60-1) etc.

Yes we sell PTE's turbo with their turbine housings and setups.

Yes we have our own "T" series turbine housing that is designed for Turbonetics Big Shaft 360 HD Center Sections (50, 57, 60, 60-1, 62-1).

Cragger

 

[jott5555]

what a ton of people do not realize is that you really shouldnt run a new turbo on a new engine.. its almost begging for something to break. small peices of metal sheer off all the time from new bearings seating and rings ect.. it just takes a few of those particled and your turbo = toast...

i ran my 14b for 600 miles not on my pte..

 

[turbotalon92]

what a ton of people do not realize is that you really shouldnt run a new turbo on a new engine.. its almost begging for something to break. small peices of metal sheer off all the time from new bearings seating and rings ect.. it just takes a few of those particled and your turbo = toast...

i ran my 14b for 600 miles not on my pte..

You are comletely mis-informed. A properly built motor will have been cleaned and not have any issues with metal shavings. What do you think those shavings would do to the bearings in you motor? I, along with countless others, have built several motors and never had problems with turbo failure.

 

[questhe]

I have not heard that. makes sense about the rings, but I don't see what bearings are in the air path. Also, if you kept the turbo RPMs down, it should be safe to pass that stuff.

Anyone else want to chime in on this? Slowboy?

what a ton of people do not realize is that you really shouldnt run a new turbo on a new engine.. its almost begging for something to break. small peices of metal sheer off all the time from new bearings seating and rings ect.. it just takes a few of those particled and your turbo = toast...

i ran my 14b for 600 miles not on my pte..