turbo rebuild

[tweake]

can anyone recommend a workshop to rebuild or recon a turbo. auckland to whangerai area.

[crazyclark31]

any reason you can't do it yourself? redid mine (tdo5). Unless it needs shafts/impeller/compressor done its pretty easy.

[tweake]

i have the standard turbo but its cracked the exhaust housing. i've been running a Chinese one but that one has now started leaking oil. i suspect its balancing is shit.
i'll see if the original turbo will fit the Chinese exhaust housing. might be able to do a DIY reco of the original turbo and throw the Chinese paper weight in the bin.

[crazyclark31]

what turbo is your original turbo? Have found cracks in a couple of turbos now but have found it didn't effect the performance. Maybe get another housing?

[tweake]

its a ct20.
i'll have to have another look but i think there was one crack on the main part and one through the wastegate hole.

[crazyclark31]

should be able to pick up a second hand housing easy enough. plenty of blown up 2lts around.
Have heard that some of the chinese turbos share the same internals as garrett ones. so come rebuild time you can get a garrett kit and put that in.just gota find the right one.
The ct20 and ct26 are an odd type turbo and afaik they arn't interchangeble with other turbos.
Sorry can't help with a good place.
Mike

[Crash bandicoot]

hytec engine's ryan place manuakau....

Those boys make 1000 hp engine's on a daily basis.

[OVOXO]

Dick is expensive at Hytec, but very very good.


Try Alltech;

110 Wairau Road
Glenfield
Auckland
New Zealand
Phone: +64(9) 443-6511

[tweake]

got it done at alltech.
good service and looks like they have done a good job. they fitted oversized bearings (something you probably do not get with an TM/ebay kit). unfortunately it looked like a bit to much work to fit piston ring seal so left it as a factory carbon seal.

absolutely no play in the bearings now ! if anything its bit tight. it was making vacuum when i first fired it up.