sas pinkie Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 the seals on my turbo are leaking really badly and so a new turbo is required..... I dont have the £650 for one yet but spotted a rebuild company selling a rebuilt cartridge on a certain auction site for £165. has anyone any thoughts or experiences of fixing a turbo using just a cartridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan bomber Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 The cartridge caries all the clever stuff in a turbo, you circlip the compressor housing on and 4 bolts hold the tubine housing on. You'll have to reset the boost pressure as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas pinkie Posted April 12, 2014 Author Share Posted April 12, 2014 so a cheaper and easy method of repair then? any negatives to this over a full turbo other than having to reset the actuator for boost pressure? what should the boost PSI be ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I replaced my cartridge with a unit purchased from a Chinese company, no problems at all, the boost pressure should you need to reset it is 14.7 psi (1 atmosphere) . I now carry a replacement unit purchased from the same company as a spare when Julie and I go on long distance trips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Is it not worth buying a good 2nd hand one ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I thnk a brand new cartridge is a better proposition that a second had unit that may be high milage and about to blow its seals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibex94 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I had mine rebuilt by Allards, too long ago to remember how much but they do a nice job and I don't remember it being too expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan bomber Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 so a cheaper and easy method of repair then? any negatives to this over a full turbo other than having to reset the actuator for boost pressure? what should the boost PSI be ? On a 200 the factory setting is 12 psi, 14.5 is a pretty safe bet for a tad more oooooomph and a 300 should be 16psi from the factory and isnt worth turning up imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallfry Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Not Land Rover, but I bought a new "cartridge" for one of my Astras two years ago from a certain auction site. Came from Lithuania and cost £89 all in. Fitted no problem at all and has been fine for the last 30k miles................ If thats any help ? I would do it again without question, unless the turbo housing is cracked or broken of course, but I dont think anyone would accept it for exchange in any case ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 On a 200 the factory setting is 12 psi, 14.5 is a pretty safe bet for a tad more oooooomph and a 300 should be 16psi from the factory and isnt worth turning up imho. Excuse my ignorance - but does this mean that if a 300 turbo is fitted to a 200tdi it should have the boost adjusted down ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I once bought the bearing and seal kit for a dead turbo (iirc £35 ish) and stripped and assembled it all on the bench. I didn't balance it I just made sure it went back together aligned the same as it came apart. I did another 15000 miles in that car before selling it and had no issues at all, despite running at 1.6bar and quite spirited driving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan bomber Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Excuse my ignorance - but does this mean that if a 300 turbo is fitted to a 200tdi it should have the boost adjusted down ? No, you can leave them as they are, at 14.5 psi and 16 psi on the relative turbos, the air flow is the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 Agreed, the waste gate governs the boost pressure, not the turbo, so if you have fitted a 300TDi cartridge to a 200TDI engine the waste gate will still control the boost to the original setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I was referring though to fitting the whole turbo and manifold. I have a 200 tdi going into a series and swapped out the turbo and manifold for a better fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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