scooby300bhp

I have a turbo technics s206 turbo and need the oil seals replacing and just wanted to know what kind on money people have paid for it cheers

JGlanzaV

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Is it a billet or non billet version?

boosted

From experience it needs bearings and a rebuild. The seals tend to leak when there is too much movement in the shaft.

JGlanzaV

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This.

But they wont rebuild thencast version, youbwill need to upgrade to billet at the same time

boosted

Or rebuild it yourself, it's not hard

JGlanzaV

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If there is movement in the bearings usually the wheels are ****ed too.

And if they wont sell you the seals etc you cant do it....

boosted

Aye true dat, turbo must be based on something? Bearings should be out there

JGlanzaV

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Its a hybrid of some kind, custom designed by TT, You may be able to find something that fits or what ever, but unless you have your kind of experience its not for the average joe to attempt im sure!

TT are not fast and not cheap, you will need to budget almost 1k if they put billet wheels etc in.

boosted

I would not want to support a company that will not support me...

JGlanzaV

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Not got much choice when you have already got the turbo...

boosted

I wouldn't be I that situation! I've made bearings before from solid too... I'll not stick

scooby300bhp

non billet bud

JGlanzaV

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Youre looking at 1k really then.

They wont rebuild the non billet ones and as said above, once the seals etc are gone, the wheels are usually ****ed too.

scooby300bhp

I wont be spending 1k Thats for sure. The seals aren't bad it just has a bit of smoke and its not all the time i just wanted a rough idea incase i do want to get it sorted.

scooby300bhp

Just spoken to turbo technics and they have said they can replace my oil seals for £150+vat so im very happy with that. Not even close to £1k

JGlanzaV

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Yes thats just for the seals.

They will get it, strip it, find a load more problems and then come out with the gumph about they dont have the cast wheels anymore and you have to upgrade it....

Bill 1k ish inc vat.

Trust me, been there done that.

Got one on my car...

scooby300bhp

We shall see but even cr turbo said 225+vat. There is no damage to anything else i know that so no one will be ripping me off

JGlanzaV

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So youve balanced the wheels on your own calibrated machine?

You honestly dont know because if you had the know how and kit to check all this then you wouldnt need them to repair it....

Hey, I hope you dont need it, but once the turbo is in bits its too late to back out. SO be aware that this could cost you alot more than originally planned. Like I say I had the exact same symptoms as you and when it was stripped they found more issues.

scooby300bhp

They can keep the turbo then because im not paying out that kind of money. Ive got my gt30 and rotated setup sitting here so ill just put that on

johnlogie

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I have the same turbo just rebuilt by turbo technics. New shaft, new bearings and seals, £480

scooby300bhp

I wouldn't mind paying that

JGlanzaV

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Sounds like yours was already a billet one though...?

boosted

Just brushing on the balancing subject, if there is no damage to anything (so using the old parts and not new replacements) then balancing is not required, because er, well it's already been balanced when it was new.
Obviously you have to build it correctly!
Going one step further, if it's an MHI turbo (which it's not in the case obviously) then all components are balanced individually and so can be swapped out for new bits with no need for further additional balancing.
A tubro isn't complicated

SmurfyBhoy

Surely as they wear balance can change ?

I'm thinking along the lines of you balance a tyre ,

If you take tyre off and refit it, unless its on at exactly the same position it will need balanced again, same tyre on same wheel no ??

I personally would want the overall assembly balanced and before fitting

johnlogie

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Yes, already billet. The previous owner paid £600 for the billet conversion in late 2014

Steve Whitehorn

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You could try Craig Bellworthy at Central Turbos
He might be able to help

http://www.centralturbos.co.uk/index.html

boosted

What's wearing? If the wheels are worn to that extent it will be scrap/require new wheels.
Of course it has to be assembled in the same orientation as it came appart, but that's where the skill lies

scooby300bhp

Already talking to him bud