selectcase Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 I was browsing ebay the other day and came across a company selling genuine garrett turbo rebuild kits for around £50 - I was always led to believe this was strictly a specilist job but looking around the net there are a number of guides on how to strip/clean and replace the bearings & seals. I know that shaft/impellors have to be specially balanced but apart from that the rest looks quite easy and of course if your shaft has sufferd no damage it should not need re-balancing anyway not a bad option and could save you around £250 - anyone tried one of these? the company has a good feedback rating 100% over 300 purchases no doubt there will be various opinions and if you can afford it go the recon route etc what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 i always thought it was a professional job too, i'd like to hear the opinions on this as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 there was a turbo service article in one of the LR mags recently -- LRO Nov 06 page 226. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 there was a turbo service article in one of the LR mags recently -- LRO Nov 06 page 226. I bet that was from memory Ralph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR90 Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 You've got talent Ralph. Not only do you know all the part no's but now your'e quoting magazine page no's too! Brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLineMike Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 I was browsing ebay the other day and came across a company selling genuine garrett turbo rebuild kits for around £50 - I was always led to believe this was strictly a specilist job but looking around the net there are a number of guides on how to strip/clean and replace the bearings & seals.I know that shaft/impellors have to be specially balanced but apart from that the rest looks quite easy and of course if your shaft has sufferd no damage it should not need re-balancing anyway not a bad option and could save you around £250 - anyone tried one of these? the company has a good feedback rating 100% over 300 purchases no doubt there will be various opinions and if you can afford it go the recon route etc what do you think? Do yu have a link? need to do something with my slightly knackered 200tdi turbo,if not its getting swapped for a T28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 need to do something with my slightly knackered 200tdi turbo,if not its getting swapped for a T28 Dont bother with a T28, go variable vane or get something from the GT series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 You've got talent Ralph. Not only do you know all the part no's but now your'e quoting magazine page no's too! Brilliant DJ & LR90 only cos I've got the mag & remembered reading it recently & as for part number thats where EPC comes into play to help all you guys spend your ill gotten folding stuff/beer tokens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 not being a purchaser of any of the magazines, would you mind telling us if the mag thought it was do-able yourself or not Ralph? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selectcase Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 Dont have a link but the company's name is turbospares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonb Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 not being a purchaser of any of the magazines, would you mind telling us if the mag thought it was do-able yourself or not Ralph? Mag said it was not a diy option and that Variable Guide Vane turbos are defo not rebuildable. Can't remember why now but in Car Mechanics mag a few months back they said the same thing. They spoke to the agent for Garret and he said that for VGT's they never rebuild the VGT bit they always start from new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 ok cheers for that, i'll put up with it blowing a bit of oil (more than it used to) about for a while longer then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 A modern Turbo spins at up to 200,000 rpm As you can imagine ballance is critical at this speed. although you can rebuild your own unit, it is not worth the hassle as you will not do it propperly without a sophisticated ballancing machine. So many companies can do it properly nowadays for under 200 quid. Do the job properly ONCE! Lara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 I've been looking into these variable vane turbo's for a bit now... a) i'd love a 2.8 with one bolted to it, but B) i fancy glueing one onto my Td5 (with the relavent ECU modificaton for extra boost) But.... does anyone have a definitive answer as to: 1) what vehicle these turbo's come off of... i've heard of the Merc ML and sprinters? 2) are they "all the same" or is there a specific model number? 3) any other info i might need? cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 not being a purchaser of any of the magazines, would you mind telling us if the mag thought it was do-able yourself or not Ralph? I wouldn't attempt to pull a turbo apart or try to refurbish it seems the article in LRO was carried out at a specialist like Turbo Technics, it doesn't tell how to do a step by step refurb just shoes how the specialist do it & has various photos of the turbo parts & tells of the way it works/how the system works & fault finding info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selectcase Posted January 6, 2007 Author Share Posted January 6, 2007 All turbos old and new spin between 150 and 200 thou rpm and accepted and the variable type may be untouchable and balancing cannot be done but if its just your seals that are blowing why cant it be a diy option? there are no special tools required and doing a search on the net it seems a lot of people have done this. Please send me the link for a company that can rebuild my turbo for under £200incl as I am interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRecklessEngineer Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Old turbos spin much slower than that and are easily rebuildable. I rebuilt one from a 1980's ford truck...massive thing (well, compared to car turbos). Turned it into a jet engine...ran once, then melted the combustion chamber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1G UP Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Use a suitable turbo from a similar sized engine like this one VNT turbo make an adapter from your manifold etc Good techy link HERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I stripped and rebuilt the turbo from a 2.5TD, but not as far as replacing the bearings and seals. If you marked aeverything before taking the vanes off the shaft, then I suppose it's possible to replace the bearings and seals yourself. However - rebalancing or other specialist work wouldn't really be a DIY job. http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=2049 Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Nice thread as always Les, somehow i expected turbo vanes to look more exotic? dunno why really. nice to know what they look like inside though, might be able identify bits when they come out through the bonnet one day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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