PatP

Really appreciate the guidance and I might look at grabbing the replacement CHRA Tom I reckon. Thanks for that link. Located in Geelong if anyone has any mechanic recommendations?

My 2009 G6E Turbo just blew on the way home from work. Loud whining/scratching noise from turbo area, no power etc. I'm no expert but checked the turbo and it has a bit of play side-to-side+in/out; basically can rattle it around and a LOT of oil. No damage to the fins or any noticeable scratching inside it by the looks. My current situation: - Split from wife and the kids stayed with her - Living temporarily with a relative - Child support etc has me financially stressed - Need my car to get to work and see kids and such Have a loaner car from a mate but only for a week. I just wanted to check what my options are to get it back on the road as cheaply as possible? Stock turbo is GT3576R? Are there any equivalents I can also look for that won't require intake adaptor kits and retunes and stuff? Looked on Gumtree/Facebook/Ebay and have seen some options for 2nd hand turbos, is this a good idea? In an ideal world it would be a good opportunity to upgrade but I seriously only have $1K tops to spend on it at the minute. But the less the better. Do you think this is something I can do myself with the help of a couple of rev-head mates? I'm no mechanic but I've done the simple stuff like replaced the starter motor and things like that before. I'd even take bypassing it somehow for now but I doubt such a thing is possible.

G'Day, I have an 09 FG which has always ran beautifully until the battery went flat and some mates jump started it when I wasn't around. Turns out they jump started it across the battery terminals directly and instantly my AC blower fan stopped working (on a 38C day before a 7hr drive). When I got home I pulled the fan out and the plug was BURNED + fused to the fan socket. I got a replacement fan and it worked fine (AC, heater etc) for 2 weeks but burned out again... Any ideas what could cause this?