Compressor wheels hit housing.

[jSbr0]

Compressor wheels hit housing.

So i'm in the process of changing some piping and noticed the compressor wheel has been hitting. Is this a sign the turbo is on the way out? Has the usual side to side shaft play very minimal same as in and out. Still boost's hard running 17 psi on a GCG-S1 Check the red arrow in the pic pretty sure that's not normal no idea what is...

 

[Scott Black]

Can't see well enough looking at the pic on my phone, yet if the turbo has enough play to hit the housing then its f**ked. Time for a rebuild

[No Crust Racing]

Need a better pic with more light, but from what I can see it seems the turbo many have eaten something rather than hitting the housing?

Grab the middle nut and give it a wiggle up and down side to side and in and out if it's not contacting the housing during any of that then it's probably fine.

If it has eaten something then whatever damaged was going to occur has already happened. If the car is still driving properly and making boost the same way it did before then you probably got away with it. If there is damage to one of the blades then you might not want you go cranking heaps of boost into it.