Is my turbo going?? *Video*

[JusMX141]

Alrighty, here we go with the pics. Keep in mind this turbo had about 1/16" of in/out play when I got it, apparently it had MUCH more the first time it was "rebuilt" or whatever the hell the shop did to it....which is looking to me like they threw it back together with wheel damage to both sides and the horrible degree of unbalance is what caused the second failure:

- Pic 1 shows the damage to the inside of the compressor cover.

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- Pic 2 shows a closeup of the damage to the wheel where it rubbed the cover from excessive in/out play which was NOT the issue when the turbo reached me.

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- Pic 3 shows how perfectly the wheel fits into the grooves on the cover.

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- Pic 4 shows the UNdamaged heat shield that came from the turbo.

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- Pic 5 shows the backside of the turbine wheel, which CLEARLY rubbed the shit out of the heat shield at some point....and heat shields don't repair themselves.

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- Pic 6 again shows the damage to the turbine wheel from rubbing the heat shield. Look closely at the inducer tips- they're literally ground to a point from rubbing the shield, but not the heat shield that was in the turbo when I got it.

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[dsmmatt28]

Dang that turbo is trash. Wheels compressor cover. Only thing might be the turbine housing and center section

 

[JusMX141]

Right. For what it would cost to repair you could literally buy an entire new turbo.

 

[dsmdeliveryboy]

Thats really sad, I feel pretty bad for the OP.

 

[98gst14b]

Jus got another turbo on its way here, he took good care of me Conclusion: Dont buy turbos from these ppl.