anyone out there that has rebuilt there turbo???

Little info , Make, Model , Year , Engine would help, might be possible to put in touch with someone who has a few.

 

What kind of turbo are you talking about ?


That sounds like too much money for a turbo, unless it is a new / unusual application.

 

This probably should be over in the garage section, I'm not sure about the Holset turbo but I've changed the cartridge on Cat turbos before. Google "Borg/Warner turbos for sale" and see what you get, they are great turbos and alot cheaper than Cat and maybe Cummins, alot of the sights will have a crossover and price chart, also Truck Pro sells them if you have one in your area.

 

Used a few of those over the years , good quality and $ on them

 

Snowwy,take off both tubes off the turbo.
Air intake+exhaust.
See if there is oildeposits in either.
Then check the vanes,see if they are pitted or cracked.
If both answers are negative,most likely the turbo isn't dead yet.

If you see oil deposits....................your aircooler will need cleaning at best and replacing in the worst scenario.


You do realise that a turbo has had it's best around 500 000miles?
That's the longest i use them and i replace them by original part only.(as with most things in life.........you get the quality you pay for)
Has kept my mpg very high,this way.

 

The company truck I am driving is doing the same thing, same engine you have there. The turbo was replaced with a factory new one about 125000 miles back. Only 620,000 on the truck now.

The mechanics at our shop think its an EGR problem, but they wont replace it yet. Its kinda strange, runs great, except sometimes in a pull it will puff that smoke. It still getting 6.9 to 7.1 mpg pulling 50,000 lbs of fuel on a tanker.

 

Snowwy,not losing pull doesn't mean your turbo isn't dead.
It just means that the vanes(or wings or ribs) on the turbo are still intact.
So it will keep spining as usual.
The bigger danger is if it is leaking oil in your air intake.