JSTAL Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Welp the joys of buying things used has poked its head out. Both my turbos are blowing oil out the intake and exhaust housing. Im pretty sure the seals are blown out or worn. I need to have them rebuilt i talked to majestic and honestly they must be extremely proud of their work because they want 400 a piece to rebuild them. Any recommendations would be helpful thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast4popper Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Welp the joys of buying things used has poked its head out. Both my turbos are blowing oil out the intake and exhaust housing. Im pretty sure the seals are blown out or worn. I need to have them rebuilt i talked to majestic and honestly they must be extremely proud of their work because they want 400 a piece to rebuild them. Any recommendations would be helpful thanks honestly, do them yourself. its not hard. couple bolts, bearings and seals. with the work you have done on your truck, i am sure you can get it done. look into it, its not that intimidating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTAL Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 honestly, do them yourself. its not hard. couple bolts, bearings and seals. with the work you have done on your truck, i am sure you can get it done. look into it, its not that intimidating. ohhhhhh reeee heeee heeelllay cool deal man thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcsilveradoss Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 ohhhhhh reeee heeee heeelllay cool deal man thanks Maybe after you do they will fit liiike a gloooooooove sounds like you should try it at least jason, worst case, someone else will still have to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTAL Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 (edited) well i got them apart called turbonectics it should be easy to do. I should start doin this fro people and would make good money at half the price of other lol. Thanks chris for the kick start i contacted greg at turboneticsparts.com and i am getting 2 rebuild kits for around 290 bucks sure beats the heck out of 800 to 900 dollars. These are basic and easy to rebuild Edited August 25, 2009 by MIDNIGHTRIDR (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast4popper Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 well i got them apart called turbonectics it should be easy to do. I should start doin this fro people and would make good money at half the price of other lol. Thanks chris for the kick start i contacted greg at turboneticsparts.com and i am getting 2 rebuild kits for around 290 bucks sure beats the heck out of 800 to 900 dollars. These are basic and easy to rebuild glad i could help. sometimes its good to just try. i mean worst case, you have it apart and send it to them to finish it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idahoBLKss Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 yeah, just rebuild it your self!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detjoe Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 when you took them apart did you find the seals were bad? I know alot of guys have to restrict the oil feed so it does not put too much oil into the turbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTAL Posted August 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 it has restrictors already and yes the seals were wore out one had a fold in it. also the bearings look wore. It may be starting to make sense why all of the sudden the original owner sold it so fast. If any one does decide to tackle this project be sure to mark the shaft, jam nut, and compressor impeller so you can line it back up and save a trip to the balancer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocoop Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 damn I leave for 3 months and when I get back you have a TT setup. WTF??? I cant wait til I have enough money to get a turbo kit... I was gonna rebuild a turbo a while ago for my old car but I heard you had to get the turbo shaft balanced after you did it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04CHASE Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 as long as the new bearing are balanced you should be ok unless the seals are on the moving part ? are they? ive never rebuilt a turbo but it seems like it would be a good learning experience. im sure the variable vain turbos have a few more parts to them since thats about all i would touch at work. it would be good to see if you took one of the rebuilt ones to get balanced to make sure you were good. that would give me peace of mind about it in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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