Velcro_Pete

I have just had a call saying my turbo is stuff the, seal got melted.
Can I get these replaced?
Or do I have to get a hole new turbo?

Where can I get a new Turbo from, I would like one lots of waist gate chatter...

What are Hybrid ones?
What are roller bearing ones?

What is best?
Any one got a 2nd hand one?

NutterKam

do a search on turbos and you'll get hundreds, if not thousands, of results. Short answer is yes you can get the seals replaced and the whole thing rebalanced but if you're thinking of upping power then might as well get another one. You don't say what your car is but 2nd hand ones are not rare. Obviously, there's no saying what conidiotn these would be in and how long they would last you. Midland Impreza sell 2nd hand turbos off the shelf for god price.

Velcro_Pete

Thanks very much for your reply, good info.
I had budgeted for a bit more than that so shall I go for a Hybrid, then?

Car is a UK MY00 old shape

cwal1

Your budget will to some extent determine your options. How much are you looking to spend ?

Chris.

Velcro_Pete

£500, I can fit it my self.
i don't want to play about with the ECU, I really really want turbo chatter, more important than power

Adam M

mark@lateralperformance.co.uk 020 8420 5444.

wihtout doubt the best man to ring. complete knowledge of all things turbo and hybrid.

He'll be able to help.

NutterKam

You can get wastegate chatter by fitting a vent to atmo dump valve. Also more to do with what downpipe than the turbo itself. A hybrid can cost big big bucks. Let us know what mods you got on the car.

Velcro_Pete

"wastegate chatter by fitting a vent to atmo dump valve"

Where can I get one of these from?

NutterKam

pretty much anywhere (power engineering, demon tweeks, any tuning place) but be advised that dump to atmo can cause idling and mixture probs. Do a search on the forums for this.

Velcro_Pete

OK so I need to take my Turbo off, and get it looked out.

Is there a thread on how to do this?

NutterKam

just do a search - it's been covered many times. Can be a pin in the **** job.