Does This Look Like A Healthy Turbo?
#1
I am tearing down my engine to have it rebuilt and was surprised at how the front turbo looked. This is the first time I have attemoted to disassemble an engine, so am I just being paranoid or is it time to have the turbos rebuilt?
#5
The blades look to be in good condition. Color doesn't REALLY matter, unless it's buildup of somesort... Which I suppose could effect the balance and eventually destroy the bearings/shaft. If there is minimal wheel play (in and out should be none or VERY little) and they spin freely, I say they are good to go.
#7
Originally Posted by jester' date='Mar 1 2004, 12:45 PM
I believe it is oil.
To my knowledge these are the original turbos with 120,000 miles. With them having that many miles, would it be beneficial to have them rebuilt while I have them off?
To my knowledge these are the original turbos with 120,000 miles. With them having that many miles, would it be beneficial to have them rebuilt while I have them off?
BTW if you saw this beast running and it looked like this when you weren't launching the brown stains are probably burnt on oil.
#9
Yeah, I just hit 100,000 mlies and I need to repace my turbos so I wouold recomend getting them rebuilt. The seals are probably leaking and that means you will have oil in your intake and maybe buring oil out the exhuast.