iotlek Member 17 Member For: 17y 6m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 26/12/10 02:35 PM Share Posted 26/12/10 02:35 PM Hi Guys/GirlsI have been a member of these forms for a while and have always been reading but never posting. (I have a stock as a rock BA xr6t ute which has only done 130k)I now I am having an issue and I am not sure what path to take and I hope I can get some advice on this.So my early Christmas present was a weird sound coming from my car. Basically I was driving back from work and every now and then I could hear a whir type sound with the car which I was driving off boost.When I got home and turned off the car and I hear a very mechanical whir as the turbo spins down (not the normal sound)So I haven't driven the car since and today got a chance to have a quick look. (Attached is a picture of the turbo with the pipe off)To me it looks like the front nut is broken on the top left hand side in this picture also there was a little bit of oil on the base of the housing which I wiped of with my finger.Now I want to know what to do from here:1. I assume my turbo is stuffed/unbalanced now2. What sort of cost am I looking at if its completely stuffed (worst case)3. Is there a cost effective way to get this looked at and fixed, seeing as I have just bought all family and friends Christmas presents and will take me a few months to build up my savings again.4. I am fairly mechanically minded and I am willing to give anything a go (I haven't specifically done anything with turbo's parts before though.)4. I live in Perth WA so is there any companies/people that are recommend to look at this Its funny how things like this always happen at the most appropriate time. Any help would be very much appreciated.CheersDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Donating Members 553 Member For: 15y 7m 1d Gender: Male Posted 26/12/10 08:00 PM Share Posted 26/12/10 08:00 PM The nut is fine they remove material off of it as part of balancing the turbo core. However it does look like the compressor blades may be touching the housing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolxr6 Member 312 Member For: 14y 1m 10d Posted 26/12/10 08:10 PM Share Posted 26/12/10 08:10 PM Sounds like the bearing pack might have given in. The oil you are describing is just blow by from the engine coming through the breather of the rocker cover. Let me know I have a Turbo available with modified wastegate and actuator if this one is stuffed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Member 1,869 Member For: 21y 4m 19d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 26/12/10 09:35 PM Share Posted 26/12/10 09:35 PM The nut is fine they remove material off of it as part of balancing the turbo core. However it does look like the compressor blades may be touching the housing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iotlek Member 17 Member For: 17y 6m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 27/12/10 03:54 AM Author Share Posted 27/12/10 03:54 AM (edited) Thanks for the replies.Interesting that they do that to the nut for balancing reasons.When I spin the blades with my fingers they do seem to rub a little.Should I take my car somewhere that will look at the turbo? Would I need to remove the turbo or should I just take the car as is just in-case its something else ? Who Might be good in WA to look at this ?With the bearing pack is this something that can be repaired or is it something that needs the turbo to be rebuilt/replaced??Cheers for the helpDave Edited 27/12/10 03:59 AM by iotlek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wenier Donating Members 1,736 Member For: 14y 11m 6d Gender: Male Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posted 27/12/10 04:23 AM Share Posted 27/12/10 04:23 AM That is quite standard for balancing as if you cut part of a blade off you loose the effect from that blade, so the nut is really only option. If you can remove the turbo and take it to a specialist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Member 1,869 Member For: 21y 4m 19d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 27/12/10 09:06 PM Share Posted 27/12/10 09:06 PM Dave,If you want someone to check then I'd take into Simon at XFT Midvale and get him to give his opinion. To fix the turbo it will need to be removed and sent for a rebuild. This can cost anywhere between $900 and $1700 depending on the repairer.Benny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez89 Donating Members 30 Member For: 14y 6m 23d Posted 28/12/10 08:43 PM Share Posted 28/12/10 08:43 PM Hi Dave,Sounds like your turbo has done the same as mine has done recently. I have completely removed the turbo (easy enough to do in your driveway with minimal tools) and while it wasn't touching the housings I could hear and feel that the bearings were not right. I removed the front and rear housings off the core and found that they had not been touched at all. This being the case I have decided to buy a whole new core and to bolt my existing housings to it. I am yet to buy one due to christmas taking all my money but have been quoted $1200inc GST and postage for a brand new Garrett core. I have also bought a replacement oil feed line with in line filter (EARLS one from Ebay) and will fit it when I put the new turbo back on to help prevent any future issues and would suggest you do the same. This gets rid of the factory screen that can become blocked. Anyway hope this helps and good luck.Jez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F6turbo Member 172 Member For: 18y 6m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 30/12/10 11:51 AM Share Posted 30/12/10 11:51 AM If the wheels and housings have not been damaged you could just get the bearing pack replaced and have the turbo balanced again. Will cost half of a new $1200 core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zayd687 Member 74 Member For: 14y 11m 13d Posted 02/01/11 04:15 AM Share Posted 02/01/11 04:15 AM If the wheels and housings have not been damaged you could just get the bearing pack replaced and have the turbo balanced again. Will cost half of a new $1200 core.how much boost are u running?how many kms has the turbo been on the motor.while u save up to get the core replaced or replace the turbo, maybe u cud lower the boost and try to initiate ways to prolong the turbo life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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