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SCR34M

By SCR34M,
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i think we have all had this problem m8

the other thing that will do it as well if your actuator arm comes off the waste gate you wont get any boost at all :-)

i think its a big inspection job going through all you IC piping as mentioned before, and undoing then redoing the connections so you know they are done correctly

takes a while but it could save you forking out for a turbo you dont need :-) worse case is ur turbo, if there is no smoke it just means u have not burst ur oil seals in ur turbo :-) so might get away with a cheap refurb of ur turbo

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You know u can take off the intake pipe to the turbo and look for broken fins, bulk oil, or loads of shaft play back and forth, up and down. Its not hard to inspect. But do that after u have checked the intercooler piping silicone hose joiners

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could try take off the piping to the compressor side of your turbo and manually spin it. if it spins then start the engine (on idle)and see if the compressor wheel is spinning with the motor running. no spin= no exhaust wheel.

if spinning then could be intercooler piping.

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SCR34M

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well, turns out it was a bearing issue in the turbo... i pulled it out this morning and took it to a few workshops... shaft is a little bent but even still, not much play, but the bearing has gone for sure... so its time for a new turbo... cuz i have all the money in the world to spend!!

Anyways, i think the thing that has pissed me off the most about this issue, is no matter who i asked, NOBODY could tell me why it is so damn expensive to rebuild a turbo.... NOBODY!!

Other than that, thanks alot for your help guys, if anyone has a 33 series 2 turbo or a neo 6 turbo.. please let me know...

Oh and ryhs... id still beat you!! lol

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well, turns out it was a bearing issue in the turbo... i pulled it out this morning and took it to a few workshops... shaft is a little bent but even still, not much play, but the bearing has gone for sure... so its time for a new turbo... cuz i have all the money in the world to spend!!

Anyways, i think the thing that has pissed me off the most about this issue, is no matter who i asked, NOBODY could tell me why it is so damn expensive to rebuild a turbo.... NOBODY!!

Other than that, thanks alot for your help guys, if anyone has a 33 series 2 turbo or a neo 6 turbo.. please let me know...

Oh and ryhs... id still beat you!! lol

Thats some real bad luck, keep your eyes peeled for a second hand turbo.. im sure something will pop up.. go searching the for-sale section. I've heard of good condition R33 turbos going for $350. Anything you buy though claiming to be good condition, make it condition of sale that it passes an inspection by a turbo-savvy mechanic, that is unless you're confident enough to check it out for yourself prior to purchasing.

Good luck!

-Shaun

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got a s1 turbo going for 250bux if stuck, but i think there is plenty out there at the moment. when i got my hi flow rebuilt it cost 300 bux just for the compressor wheel, without fitting it. parts cost lots of money when the have to do eleven billionty rpm

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all sorted guys... picked up a neo turbo from kyp... cars up and running again... plus this one seems to give me more power on stock boost...lol

However, i will swap for an high flowed series 2 33 turbo...lol

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