Re: Turbo rebuild or replace ?

Posted by Wayne on July 04, 2004 at 18:32:27 from (64.12.117.10):

In Reply to: Turbo rebuild or replace ? posted by Todd Smith on July 04, 2004 at 05:54:18:

If it were mine I would find someone competent that has the proper tooling to rebuild it for me. Rebuilding one isn't that hard to do if you have the proper tools but it's not having the tools that can bite you in the end and leave you stranded as a result. The main thing is that a turbo at full speed can turn in the 10,000 RPM range so you have to insure everything is balanced when you put it back together otherwise it will self destruct. Being on a pickup engine where it is subjected to alot more starting and stopping than an average tractor engine would be I'd have whoever rebuilds it check to see what kind of bushings are in it and if they are bronze see if they can be upgraded to something a little tougher like the ceramics. Sometimes this can be done depending on who the turbo manufacturer is. Again with this turbo being in your pickup, always remember when you pull into a parking lot, etc to give the engine time to idle down and at least a few extra seconds for the turbo to spool down also before shutting it off. In this application these turbos see alot of start and stop cycles but the worst thing for them above all is a high speed shutdown where the impeller is still spinning at speed when the oil pressure goes to zero. Over the years I've seen and heard about more turbos being killed that way than any other. If your in the NC area there is a place down toward Gastonia called Complete Turbo that does excellent work.

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