Thread: turbo rebuild or throw

Originally Posted by Indie

which way to go rebuild or throw , the turbo on my tdi 130 has bearing noise and suspect seals have departed from duty nsw based if its worth a rebuild who is good .

Hi Indie

Welcome to the forum.

I looked at a rebuild on the TD5 and a new one was the go. My cousin is in Echuca at Murray Deisel Service and would be able to give you good advice on this.

Plug Plug

I'll PM you his number.

Cheers

Matt

Rebuild it with better internals,it'll go alot better and cost around $650. Pat

An ebay rebuild kit will cost you under $100 delivered. They're not that hard to fit.
That's the cheapest option, from there it's up up up.

Originally Posted by Indie

which way to go rebuild or throw , the turbo on my tdi 130 has bearing noise and suspect seals have departed from duty nsw based if its worth a rebuild who is good .

I will likely have a good condition Td5 turbo "spare" very shortly.....

so rebuild is practical just spent 6500 on the bottom end then the turbo blew after 2000kms ,and pat i will be in kalgoorlie in three weeks stopping for six months , so we may catch up ?

Originally Posted by Indie

so rebuild is practical just spent 6500 on the bottom end then the turbo blew after 2000kms ,and pat i will be in kalgoorlie in three weeks stopping for six months , so we may catch up ?

Any chance an engine oiling issue caused the turbo's death? How did you spend 6.5 on a tdi repair?

Originally Posted by Indie

so rebuild is practical just spent 6500 on the bottom end then the turbo blew after 2000kms ,and pat i will be in kalgoorlie in three weeks stopping for six months , so we may catch up ?

Ouch.
Sounds like an oil line or gallery wasn't cleaned properly or the turbo oil feed primed before starting.

If you really feel like spending a few grand more, MTQ have a kit available that replaces the exhaust manifold and turbo with a Mitsubishi TDO4.
Claimed much better response down low and a bit more grunt overall.

Originally Posted by Indie

so rebuild is practical just spent 6500 on the bottom end then the turbo blew after 2000kms ,and pat i will be in kalgoorlie in three weeks stopping for six months , so we may catch up ?

Your in Kal for 6months?,we'll meet up. Pat