155lee

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The t3 turbo on my rst is needing a rebuild,there's some smoke on over run.the cars been sitting for ages and I think the seals have went hard.who rebuilds them and roughly how much?ta,lee

crighton13

i have done it a good few times now mate its not to hard to do

mackers

Same here, not on a T3 but many other turbos, as long as its only bearings and seals its ok.

155lee

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Here. Do you get the kits from?

crighton13

ebay 1's are ok mate just make sure it for the right turbo lol

GUZZLER

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i would hope the seals were hard to start with.

SteveB

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I always think that whenever I read a "rebuild my turbo" thread. Guy told me the other day his bearings were rattling (and it wasn't a roller bearing turbo).


Steve

chaffe

Done it several times with good results, with eBay re-build kits too, and as said i hope the seals are hard too as they are cast iron piston ring seals! Maybe worth doing the valve stem seals though mate as its common on the old cvh, on overrun the inlet vacum pulls oil past them. Can be done with the head on if you make up a special tool.

155lee

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i have the seals and im waiting on a neighbour coming good with the tool he has in a toolbox somewhere.never had a turbo in bits before but assumed because the car has sat for a good while the seals may have went hard/perished etc as when you think of a seal you think of a nice oiltight piece of rubber.

chaffe

i know what you mean but with the temperatures involved with the turbo they wouldnt last long! the dynamic seals are just like tiny cast iron piston rings. im sure there are step by step guides on youtube on turbo re-building, have a swatch and see what you think. the most important thing is marking it all up first so it goes back together in the same place. BTW you can tell your a plumber, just put a couple of tap washers in it lol.

rich123

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speak to wilky he's just rebuilt my t3 210 quid and thats with 360 bearings,balanced shaft and all that
he comes highly recomended

chaffe

Thats cheap enough for a re-build if you dont fancy doing the work youself, my own personal opinion is that with a 50 quid re-build kit and a few hours work the end results are the same. The turbo is balanced before it is striped down and therefore will be balanced when it goes back together. But then you cant offer a warranty with your own work can you! up to you lee

155lee

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im doing them stem seals today,wont get it going till tomorrow as im waiting on a new follower coming from fraud.fitting a 285t2 cam to go with the chip i fitted yesterday.hopefully the turbo is ok,it was replaced with a recon 1 in 2003 and its done 47k since,if it is the turbo ill either fix it or fuck it so badly nobody can fix it!

chaffe

Be interesting to see if your stem seals cure the smoke, let me know how ya get on. Fiddly collets and dropped valves lol

155lee

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piece of piss with the tool and the pistons at tdc!done the seals,the old 1's were fooked but i have 1 worn follower so i have ordered a new 1 to go in.ill find out tmrw if its all working and no smoke.

billybigspuds

i done my t3 couple weeks ago piece piss, put new bearings and rings in

155lee

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where did you get the kit from and how much?

billybigspuds

32 quid on ebat, chap was brilliant

chaffe

if you take you turbo off and bring it round mine with a rebuild kit ill give you a hand mate