Anyone ever buy a turbo from eBay? I'm seeing some of these for around $350. I know someone is going to say "you get what you pay for" but that's not always true. You can spend extra money on what you think is better only to find out it wasn't any better at all. More often than not I have found that to be the case.
I have a Cat C15 3406e and I was thinking of getting the upgrade 78mm performance turbo, but I'm the slowest driver out here. Is a upgrade worth it, or is just a simple turbo good enough?
EBay Turbo for $300?
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Get OEM for critical stiff like the turbo. Yes it's a lot more expensive when purchased, but it saves money in the long run. -
I got my Borg Warner 702 thru Summit for $585 delivered to my door. Just get a turbo to replace the one u have now. I have an 03 non emissions series 60 with a few upgrades and a normal everyday turbo is all you will need
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Bet you money that the OEM bearings are better speced than those "performance" bearings. Tighter tolerances, better seals, better metal, etc....
And that's just the bearings. The whole turbo will be made with substandard (for OEM) parts.6wheeler Thanks this. -
I was looking at one for my bmw , but after reading some reviews people advise against chinese ones ...but i would try it for the truck since its probably just 2 hours to replace it compared to 6-7 hours on bmw. I purchased webasto 2 years ago and my buddy got chinese one for $120 ...still working fine ...just ordered wiper blades refills for my box truck from china .99 per pair shipped - can wait to be surprised what i get .
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The way that I see it you've got to stay away from anything that has Chinese bearings. And even the seals might be cheap Chinese.
Before I put my truck in service when I replaced my wheel seals I needed one bearing.
The place I deal with always gave me good parts but they sent me a Chinese bearing and I sent that thing back as soon as I got it.
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China can make some very good knockoffs, but their metallurgy is less than desireable. As Dino said, stay away from things like that. But I have used other products from China with no problem, such as tire sensors, diverter valves for the A/C, etc.
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