Turbo, Time For New One Yet?

[DriftR_33]

G'day guys, i recently had all my piping of my motor and was inspecting the turbo, when i found there was shaft play back and forwards about 2m.

does this mean its on its was out?

what are the effects and or causes?

it has been running 1 bar for a while now... when it dies ill get a hiflow or maybe 30/37 depending on

my cash flow

[Cubes]

If it really were moving in and out 2mm you would hear it scraping the housings.

All the std turbo's I have felt do feel like they have a tad too much movement but thats just the way they are. They do have what feels like a fair bit of movement but if measured it really isn't.

[DriftR_33]

ohh ok then, ive have that they shouldnt move in and out at all.

playing with my mates old t25 the other day that had no movement tho..

im gonna get a hi flow now anyway.

[Cubes]

Maybe the t25 was a bush/journal bearing? I haven't felt up a bush as of yet.

[DriftR_33]

wat and mine isnt the bush type?

[Cubes]

Yours is Ball bearing/roller bearing what ever it is.

[Tylthidras]

wow... 2 metres is a fair amount of shaft play!! that's like, entering the cabin n shit!!!

in all seriousness tho - have you noticed it blowing any smoke?? if it's got that much shaft play, then would think seals would be either on way out/way outed, which would mean u'd have bitta smoke bilowing, even if only when on boost.

[Cubes]

lol I didn't even pick that up.

[DriftR_33]

haha lol

i diddnt intend that. but no not much smoke just black on boost..

thanks for the response, i have made up my mind on a hiflow [chasing 250rwkw]

cheers.

[Cubes]

Nice... Should be interesting to see it next cruise.