Stripped turbo , look ok ?
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It looks like the turbine is or has contacted the exhaust side heat shield, that could suggest more than acceptable axial play I.e. worn trust bearings. I'm in the process of rebuilding my vf43 with new internal parts, new exhaust heat shield and billet compressor. Bought the parts from turborebuilder (UK based) on Sunday and they arrived today! Pretty good and much quicker than parts from eBay.
Their rebuild kit has everything you need bar the copper crush washers for coolant pipes and a flat washer type thing that sits inbetween the 2 (presumably much softer material) thrust washer faces. It doesn't seem to to have worn so I plan to reuse it.
As a tip, if you plan to take it apart, be sure to soak the compressor housing bolts with wd40 for a good while before hand and use a manual impact tool to remove most of the screws, otherwise they tend to round off. It worked ok for me so far! Also the compressor shaft nut is righty loosy, opposite of normal!
For assembly you can search Google for the screw, nut and bolt torques, there is a link in one of the forums. Torques are all pretty low so I bought a cheap torque screwdriver 0.5-->5nm for it.
Their rebuild kit has everything you need bar the copper crush washers for coolant pipes and a flat washer type thing that sits inbetween the 2 (presumably much softer material) thrust washer faces. It doesn't seem to to have worn so I plan to reuse it.
As a tip, if you plan to take it apart, be sure to soak the compressor housing bolts with wd40 for a good while before hand and use a manual impact tool to remove most of the screws, otherwise they tend to round off. It worked ok for me so far! Also the compressor shaft nut is righty loosy, opposite of normal!
For assembly you can search Google for the screw, nut and bolt torques, there is a link in one of the forums. Torques are all pretty low so I bought a cheap torque screwdriver 0.5-->5nm for it.
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Billet compressor wheel is certainly lighter, the 7+7 blade one I ordered from Turborebuilder is 5g lighter than the stock (6+6 blade) piece. So mechanically, at least, it has the potential to spin up faster.
They sell 2 types, 7+7 and 11 blade. The 7+7 has 7 large and 7 half size blades, and the 11 I believe has all the same size blades. It seems pretty complicated around which is "better" but from what I've gathered the 7+7 gives better spool up but less potential to make more power at the top end, and the 11 blade makes more power at possible expense of spool up. That's my take on it at least but the information that I've found doesn't seem to be very clear. I really want faster spool over (potential for more) top end power from the stock turbo so I've ported the turbine inlet, headers and fitted a harvey trick up pipe.
They sell 2 types, 7+7 and 11 blade. The 7+7 has 7 large and 7 half size blades, and the 11 I believe has all the same size blades. It seems pretty complicated around which is "better" but from what I've gathered the 7+7 gives better spool up but less potential to make more power at the top end, and the 11 blade makes more power at possible expense of spool up. That's my take on it at least but the information that I've found doesn't seem to be very clear. I really want faster spool over (potential for more) top end power from the stock turbo so I've ported the turbine inlet, headers and fitted a harvey trick up pipe.
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It looks like the turbine is or has contacted the exhaust side heat shield, that could suggest more than acceptable axial play I.e. worn trust bearings. I'm in the process of rebuilding my vf43 with new internal parts, new exhaust heat shield and billet compressor. Bought the parts from turborebuilder (UK based) on Sunday and they arrived today! Pretty good and much quicker than parts from eBay.
Their rebuild kit has everything you need bar the copper crush washers for coolant pipes and a flat washer type thing that sits inbetween the 2 (presumably much softer material) thrust washer faces. It doesn't seem to to have worn so I plan to reuse it.
As a tip, if you plan to take it apart, be sure to soak the compressor housing bolts with wd40 for a good while before hand and use a manual impact tool to remove most of the screws, otherwise they tend to round off. It worked ok for me so far! Also the compressor shaft nut is righty loosy, opposite of normal!
For assembly you can search Google for the screw, nut and bolt torques, there is a link in one of the forums. Torques are all pretty low so I bought a cheap torque screwdriver 0.5-->5nm for it.
Their rebuild kit has everything you need bar the copper crush washers for coolant pipes and a flat washer type thing that sits inbetween the 2 (presumably much softer material) thrust washer faces. It doesn't seem to to have worn so I plan to reuse it.
As a tip, if you plan to take it apart, be sure to soak the compressor housing bolts with wd40 for a good while before hand and use a manual impact tool to remove most of the screws, otherwise they tend to round off. It worked ok for me so far! Also the compressor shaft nut is righty loosy, opposite of normal!
For assembly you can search Google for the screw, nut and bolt torques, there is a link in one of the forums. Torques are all pretty low so I bought a cheap torque screwdriver 0.5-->5nm for it.
A simple job of up pipe replacement cant evolve into a turbo rebuild, the missus will kill me lol
good luck with yours bud
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running big boost on stock impeller can cause the fins to bend 'open' and catch the compressor housing, maybe that is what has happened to yours. If you put the compressor housing back on and by hand push the wheel outwards as you spin it slowly does it catch the housing?
ideally you'd want to balance the turbo assembly once the new compressor wheel has been fitted
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I am running 1.3 to 1.4 boost so maybe it's been that , was running good before so as no major damage etc will reassemble and get her back on the road
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Thinking some more about this , I might rebuild the turbo , the lighter turbines interest me as I'm fitting a Harvey up pipe for quicker spool also
Is it easy enough to replace parts or is it worth paying the £320 odd for the pros to do it with all parts etc ?
Parts cost what , £150 ? So £150 for labour ?
As also said balancing it afterwards is tricky to get done and not something that should be skipped
Cheers
Is it easy enough to replace parts or is it worth paying the £320 odd for the pros to do it with all parts etc ?
Parts cost what , £150 ? So £150 for labour ?
As also said balancing it afterwards is tricky to get done and not something that should be skipped
Cheers
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Thinking some more about this , I might rebuild the turbo , the lighter turbines interest me as I'm fitting a Harvey up pipe for quicker spool also
Is it easy enough to replace parts or is it worth paying the £320 odd for the pros to do it with all parts etc ?
Parts cost what , £150 ? So £150 for labour ?
As also said balancing it afterwards is tricky to get done and not something that should be skipped
Cheers
Is it easy enough to replace parts or is it worth paying the £320 odd for the pros to do it with all parts etc ?
Parts cost what , £150 ? So £150 for labour ?
As also said balancing it afterwards is tricky to get done and not something that should be skipped
Cheers
I've approached a generic dynamic balancing company to see what they say next week, if not I'm going to have to chance it and put it back together anyway as I need the car back on road....
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Thinking some more about this , I might rebuild the turbo , the lighter turbines interest me as I'm fitting a Harvey up pipe for quicker spool also
Is it easy enough to replace parts or is it worth paying the £320 odd for the pros to do it with all parts etc ?
Parts cost what , £150 ? So £150 for labour ?
As also said balancing it afterwards is tricky to get done and not something that should be skipped
Cheers
Is it easy enough to replace parts or is it worth paying the £320 odd for the pros to do it with all parts etc ?
Parts cost what , £150 ? So £150 for labour ?
As also said balancing it afterwards is tricky to get done and not something that should be skipped
Cheers
send the tubby to these guys
http://www.crturbos.co.uk/index.php/...charger-parts/
put it back together with harvey up pipe myself
then take it for mapping, remembering to keep it off boost. If you take the actuator arm off then the wastegate penny flaps in the breeze and doesnt make the turbo produce much boost, (bypass always open) so you can rev the engine a bit more without producing much boost, it might sound like a ticking metallic sound as the penny hits things but rather that than boost n boom
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Ok guys, i checked out Turbo Dynamics website , they have a price from £250 + vat for upgrading turbo turbines etc. so ive messgaed them for a quote
anything over £300 and its out of reach for me , will pop a video up later of the movement on my turbine
i see these for sale, 9 blades rather than 12 for quicker spool h, hmmm ????
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Turbo-Turb...YAAOSwBahVIf74
anything over £300 and its out of reach for me , will pop a video up later of the movement on my turbine
i see these for sale, 9 blades rather than 12 for quicker spool h, hmmm ????
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Turbo-Turb...YAAOSwBahVIf74
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Ok will try, i have it uploaded to my facebook account but when i put the link in a post on here it doesnt appear, maybe it thinks its a virus or something within the forum code ?
Anyhoo , after some more research, i phned Turbo Dynamics, they dont offer the lesser finned Turbine wheels as these are cheap chinese crap on ebay lol so they wont install these, they do the Billet compressor wheels but again, after reading up on Billet Vs Cast compressor wheels i see no real gain apart from ligtening my wallet really.
The axial play (end float) on mine is virtally 0, the Radial play is what i was trying to put a video up of, in it i have to really grip onto the turbine to get the movement i do get, if i use light pressure like they say it hardly moves.
So on that basis im thinking of leaving the turbo alone, as you mention in your 1st post Bazil SW, a couple of Turbine fins do have marks on but im putting that down to dust or excessive boost pressure im putting through it at times i cant see any wear on the housing itself
cheers
Anyhoo , after some more research, i phned Turbo Dynamics, they dont offer the lesser finned Turbine wheels as these are cheap chinese crap on ebay lol so they wont install these, they do the Billet compressor wheels but again, after reading up on Billet Vs Cast compressor wheels i see no real gain apart from ligtening my wallet really.
The axial play (end float) on mine is virtally 0, the Radial play is what i was trying to put a video up of, in it i have to really grip onto the turbine to get the movement i do get, if i use light pressure like they say it hardly moves.
So on that basis im thinking of leaving the turbo alone, as you mention in your 1st post Bazil SW, a couple of Turbine fins do have marks on but im putting that down to dust or excessive boost pressure im putting through it at times i cant see any wear on the housing itself
cheers
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Billet compressor wheel is certainly lighter, the 7+7 blade one I ordered from Turborebuilder is 5g lighter than the stock (6+6 blade) piece. So mechanically, at least, it has the potential to spin up faster.
They sell 2 types, 7+7 and 11 blade. The 7+7 has 7 large and 7 half size blades, and the 11 I believe has all the same size blades. It seems pretty complicated around which is "better" but from what I've gathered the 7+7 gives better spool up but less potential to make more power at the top end, and the 11 blade makes more power at possible expense of spool up. That's my take on it at least but the information that I've found doesn't seem to be very clear. I really want faster spool over (potential for more) top end power from the stock turbo so I've ported the turbine inlet, headers and fitted a harvey trick up pipe.
They sell 2 types, 7+7 and 11 blade. The 7+7 has 7 large and 7 half size blades, and the 11 I believe has all the same size blades. It seems pretty complicated around which is "better" but from what I've gathered the 7+7 gives better spool up but less potential to make more power at the top end, and the 11 blade makes more power at possible expense of spool up. That's my take on it at least but the information that I've found doesn't seem to be very clear. I really want faster spool over (potential for more) top end power from the stock turbo so I've ported the turbine inlet, headers and fitted a harvey trick up pipe.
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Right, got there in the end
Heres the turbine Radial movement on mine, now, this is me gripping the turbine pretty hard and making it move, if i use finger tip pressure theres not much movement
https://youtu.be/AxXUZdUoy68
Heres the turbine Radial movement on mine, now, this is me gripping the turbine pretty hard and making it move, if i use finger tip pressure theres not much movement
https://youtu.be/AxXUZdUoy68
By accident I've ended up with 2 vf43 rebuild kits so got one going spare if you did want to rebuild it.
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I'll be interested to know how you get on when you've fitted your turbo and had it mapped, thinking of getting my VF43 rebuilt with a billet wheel when i get my engine rebuilt, be nice to know what spool is like compared to standard and what power it makes, good luck with the build.