jordak Member 1,226 Member For: 20y 10m 9d Posted 27/09/07 01:21 AM Share Posted 27/09/07 01:21 AM Well the old girls pushing 100k and I 've just noticed that the Turbo has started to get a bit noisy (grinding bearings sound)Looking for some feedback on the following:- Is total destruction iminent- Will it be safe to drive for a while, if I take it easy- Am I looking at a total rebuild of the turbo- Who in WA (other than Ford) can I speak to- What sort of $$ am I looking at.Anyl offerings would be appreciated Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38628-noisy-turbo/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 2m 11d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 27/09/07 01:24 AM Share Posted 27/09/07 01:24 AM well, grinding sounds are never good when it comes to turbos, if you pull the intake pipe off the front of the turbo, have a look at the blades and codition of the housing if you can see anything, sorry, but as far as ppl in WA I'm not sure, but I'm sure there's plenty of ppl on here who can recommend someone Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38628-noisy-turbo/#findComment-578813 Share on other sites More sharing options...
F6_Tornado F6+300+ Member 940 Member For: 20y 5m 10d Location: In The Ute Posted 27/09/07 01:25 AM Share Posted 27/09/07 01:25 AM TurboTech and anything from $800 ~ $1300. the longer you leave it the more it will cost. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38628-noisy-turbo/#findComment-578814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordak Member 1,226 Member For: 20y 10m 9d Posted 27/09/07 02:29 AM Author Share Posted 27/09/07 02:29 AM TurboTech and anything from $800 ~ $1300. the longer you leave it the more it will cost.Cheers Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38628-noisy-turbo/#findComment-578828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordak Member 1,226 Member For: 20y 10m 9d Posted 27/09/07 02:50 AM Author Share Posted 27/09/07 02:50 AM Ok hard hard is it for a weekend mechanic to get the sucker off and back on again, going by Turbo Techs quote of $450 to do it I'm guessing not easy. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38628-noisy-turbo/#findComment-578841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 2m 11d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 27/09/07 03:04 AM Share Posted 27/09/07 03:04 AM it's really not that hard to do, just time consuming Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38628-noisy-turbo/#findComment-578848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordak Member 1,226 Member For: 20y 10m 9d Posted 27/09/07 03:15 AM Author Share Posted 27/09/07 03:15 AM it's really not that hard to do, just time consumingTime I've got, spare knuckles I don't........ Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38628-noisy-turbo/#findComment-578854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 2m 11d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 27/09/07 03:40 AM Share Posted 27/09/07 03:40 AM (edited) if you have a decent tool set and some patience you can do it, just remember that oil and coolant will come out everywhere, and you have to remember where everything went, also you will need new copper washers for the oil delivery line, this might help you:(this is a copywrited file and should not be sold) Edited 27/09/07 03:41 AM by senna_T Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38628-noisy-turbo/#findComment-578860 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordak Member 1,226 Member For: 20y 10m 9d Posted 27/09/07 04:05 AM Author Share Posted 27/09/07 04:05 AM if you have a decent tool set and some patience you can do it, just remember that oil and coolant will come out everywhere, and you have to remember where everything went, also you will need new copper washers for the oil delivery line, this might help you:(this is a copywrited file and should not be sold)Thanks Mate Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38628-noisy-turbo/#findComment-578864 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,331 Member For: 19y 6m 26d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 27/09/07 04:05 AM Share Posted 27/09/07 04:05 AM Ok hard hard is it for a weekend mechanic to get the sucker off and back on again, going by Turbo Techs quote of $450 to do it I'm guessing not easy.MTQ Dynamic turbo are also pretty good Steve. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38628-noisy-turbo/#findComment-578865 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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