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[TiiM iiS l3eAsT]

ok on my T3 the compessor wheel spins ok....when i give it a good spin it will spin about 1 time around....well i found a wrecked a T25 in a DSM and when i spun the wheel it spun really free....it spun atleast 3 times around.....is it normal for the wheel to be a little stiff? should i spray anythign on it to maybe free it up?

 

[slowhatch]

its probably going to need a rebuild soon. you can put it on your car but not for long, if you search for t3 rebuild kits they're usually around 120$. can you move the shaft easily? how much play does it have? a new/freshly rebuilt turbo shaft is very stiff.

 

[all go no show]

Wow.. now you got me thinking.. on my turbo, the shaft play is fine, but is also only spins only bout once. I never even thought of that as a factor... dont know if it means anything..

 

[TiiM iiS l3eAsT]

yea i know....ummm it seems like a good turbo....there is a lil side to side play......but NO in and out....so i dont get it? its off a used car though a 89 saab so it cant be freshly rebuilt....i dont think atleast

 

[all go no show]

yeah dude, mine only spins that much, and its a moderately used greddy turbo.. not even a few years old.. so im pretty sure thats ok.

 

[TiiM iiS l3eAsT]

yea it could be cause it hasnt been used in awhile maybe? maybe needs to be broken in?

 

[Shiznit]

my brand new turbo spins forever. its probably just the fact that its used and has some build up on in it. i wouldnt worry about it as long as its not hard to move

 

[all go no show]

my brand new turbo spins forever. its probably just the fact that its used and has some build up on in it. i wouldnt worry about it as long as its not hard to move

What kinda buildup do you think? Is it this "coking" that i hear so much about?

 

[Shiznit]

like the kind of build up you see when you look into your exhaust only a little worse because it hasnt gone through a CAT yet. coking is when your turbo gets so hot that it makes the oil crusty. if thats happening to your turbo then you really need to think about ways to cool your turbo down more instead of relying solely on oil. if your turbo is coking then you should think about getting a sandwich plate adapter instead of tapping the block for the oil source. because if coking is happening, not only will it ruin your turbo, but it will ruin your engine since they are using the same oil

 

[all go no show]

well im not saying thats what it is, i guess im just wondering if thats what it COULD be. Im really not to worried about it, its a nice turbo.

 

[TiiM iiS l3eAsT]

im with you^^^^ my turbo was oil and water cooled so i think its fine...just maybe a lil old...o well s**t happens