Gonna be checking the Turbo tonite on the cossie, just to see if there is any play in the shaft etc, i remeber being told when i was selling my old cossie T3 that there is always a bit of play, but other than that i cant remember which way there should be play etc, can someone tell me what to generally look for with regards to checking for Play in the shaft

 

Don't take me as gospel but isn't side to side play bad butend to end ok'ish?

 

If you can pull the shaft in and out slightly it is ok, but if it moves up and down then there is some play in it

 

there will always be some play as oil pressure sorts it out.
i actually thought in/out was bad and up/down a little was ok

 

ive had a brand new turbo have up and down / side to side and no front to back play..

 

No movement at all on my TT t3 stage 1

 

no i fookin confused

 

if you can pull it in and out then its on its way out

side to side up and down you will always have a bit of play

i even had it on my brand new t35 a few years ago

 

Totally Agree any movement .. in out its on its way out..

Every turbo i have had has a little side to side

 

yeh i pooped my pants when i could move it side to side a bit on my new stg3 T3. but was told by a few thats fine as said above

but as far as i have been told in and out aint good

 

cool cheers peeps

 

ok, just checked the turbo, i can move it a bit up and down and a small bit left to right, but it doesnt move in and out at all, so alls good me thinks

 

Gra,


put the tools down and step away fom that vehicle........

and defo DO NOT ring Keith for any help whatso ever!!!!!



PS turbo sounds fine to me

 

 

had the cam cover offski, the ECU apart, this car deffo aint gonna start again Steve have a lookski at my chip post see if you recognise the chip please

 

OMG it'll never be the same again Mind you it could be worse...... Keith (took me 8 hrs to change discs and pads on a S2) could have been envolved so not alls lost just yet


TBH fook knows what the chip is

 

In and out is very bad news...

a good turbo will also have minimal movement left/right or up/down.

The reason for play is that the bearings float (hence the pressure oil feed) - and so without the pressure there is some movement.

By some I mean a TINY amount - a natscock - virtually fuck all!!!

Alex

 

cheers steve, i aint tht bad, changed all the suspesion on the rsturbo in just under 3hrswhich isnt bad for me lol

cheers alex, there isnt a lot of movement at all

 

Still using your littluns tool kit????