Just bought a VF35 to upgrade my WRX of ebay advertised as good condition with no play or cracks in the housing. It's in good condition but I've found a small crack from the waste gate port about 1cm long right through the housing. What should i do, will it be ok pushing out about 330BHP ? I've contacted the seller and he says there were no cracks when he inspected it before selling but this wouldn't have occurred during transit, no other damage to the turbo !

 

Common problem

 

i now it will not help but i have a vf 34 for sale only done 500mile 2 months old £600

 

Yeah try and find one that isnt cracked, stick it on and enjoy the booooooost!

 

Don't think it will be ok, I think the boost will most likely be all over the place with the crack.

A good welder will be able to weld it back up though, or find another none cracked housing for it.

 

Had a look on google, looks like its a very common problem on all VF turbos. apparently the crack seals when it gets hot and doesn't cause a problem. How do they crack at the waste gate port, seems an odd place to go ?!

 

Thats a good price for a 500mile VF34, wish id known about it earlier !

 

Maybe worth getting it welded if its possible, might look into that !

 

common fault and as long as its not a massive crack it tends to cause no problems

 

Maybe get us a picture of the crack if you can? As said if its a small one you might get away with it...?

 

Thanks guys will try and post one up tomorrow.

 

Personally I would not fit a turbo with a crack as it will eventually get worse and the last thing you want to experience is boost creep. My honest opinion is send it back for a full refund and slate the con artist for his lies and been dishonest and spend the £600 on a decent low mileage VF34 as mentioned earlier in this thread.

 

9 out of 10 VF35 turbo's running on the road will have hairline cracks,it is a particular common problem with that make of turbo but the turbo will still function fine.The cracks usually turn up around the wastegate housing on the exhaust side of the turbo.SJ.

 

I had a crack in my vf35 and seen a power figure of 367bhp I had no issues with it at all for the two yr it was on before putting a 20g on. Wouldn't
worry about it to much but I would push for some money back. Say it's cost you £150 to get it repaired as it would need to be cast welded which is a bit specialist apparently.

 

Spoke to Neil at scoobyworld while i was over there today, he said it's not the worst he's seen and should be ok for quite a while. Contacted the seller who to be fair has been more than helpful, he agreed to refund £50, paid £325 !