My Turbo

[doof]

Hi all, I have recently brought a 97 r33 series 2 skyline, and the bleed valve was not hooked up, so it was cut out around the 3000 rpm mark. This was approx 3 weeks ago, and I started my car up and noticed a loud chopping sound cuming from my turbo and took it to a proffessional to find out that it was buggerd., my questions are as follows :

Could this turbo be ruined by the bleed valvle not being hooked up?

If i was to replace the turbo i would buy a aftermarket one, What is the next size up that will replace directly where the old one is, and what web site should i go to?

Also What cost am i looking at, and how hard is it to simply replace it?

Thanks In advance....

[FSTR32]

hmmm doesn't sound too good dude. I think T3 is next size up isnt it?

[Miss Turbo]

if its not making boost and is noisy its shaggd

[paulr33]

hiflow the busted one or get the next size up bolt on garrett equiv

[Miss Turbo]

Edited: sorry this post was not written by miss turbo

[R33S2]

If it had no bleed valve, the turbo would boost unlimited, wouldnt it? that would definately stuff it, there are a few members on here who are doing good deals on turbos, 'Slide' and '3lit3 32' come to mind.

[doof]

ok thanks for that, but i still need some more info, I took the car when i got it to get a rwc and that found a exhuast leek and when they gave it back to me, they forgot to put the bleed valve back on, and now my turbo is stuffed, was this the cause of this???

[GTAAAH]

id be asking for them to replace the turbo if they forgot to put the bleed valve on. Without the actuator hooked up it would just freeboost to insane rpm's, until it cooked itself

[R33 Eddy]

get the people that did the RWC to buy another turbo for you, as well should report them as they dont know wtf they are doing and shouldnt be qualifyed to do RWC if they didnt spot that it was unplugged.

[Links]

Depends - if not having a bleed valve, but the vacuum line is still hooked up to the actuator than it'll run standard boost..

if the vacuum hose was NOT attached to the actuator, than it would never open the wastegate and the turbo would boost until your foot backed off the pedal..

Check which it is - 1. does nothing to the turbo.. 2. could cause permanent damage..

[doof]

ok thanks heaps guys, but i reakon i would need some hard core written prove that it was thier fault, cos i cant see them volenteering to replace this...how can i go about it???