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Hey all i had topic running on stange turbo noise before.

Taken my turbo out which has only been in since recondition for two drives. Found major shaft play, so much so that it's hitting both sides of the turbo with the fan. Looks like the bearing on the compressor side has gone.

NOT HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

how the f$#K can this happen after newly reconditioned?

Checked OIL and WATER and all where working perfectly.

Can this happen via impact, from postage?

Has this happen to anybody else?

Had you done any modifications to turbo?

There is no way i can get this on warranty since they came from hongkong so i need options. Where can i get another cartrage, core for turbo? GT2530 are not made anymore but does Garrett suppy these still?

appreciate any advice.

If anybody wants me to put up sound recording of broken shaft in engine just say.

:(

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it was probably balanced incorrectly or not at all

it MUST be balanced to sustain correctly alignment at 100,000rpm+++

speak to GCG in sydney for a quote to rebalance a hks turbo

its probably going to be a lot, as its quiet extensive work on their vsr balancer and you may need new internals if they are shagged

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reco'd by a coffee grinder?

yep hence the no return!

Well i can attempt to return but trouble + time - money saved = not worth it.

So my problem still remains, i want to just get my project on the road. How to fix, properly reco, can the bearings be replaced?

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www.gcg.com.au as per pm

Thanks Paul i took the turbo there today, also to garrett. They took the turbo appart and found that the bearing had broken and there had been heaps of heat thought the turbo. Funny for two drives under two km. So not sure if it's because it was a fake reconditioned turbo (from Hongkong) or that there was a small coolent leak on the line running to turbos that didn't amount to much. Leak may have caused a air pocket not letting coolent though enough. There was coolent and oil going into the turbos. Weather it was enought i don't know.

Anybody know how to check cooling into turbos?

:rofl:

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HKS definately do still make and sell GT2530s for GTR.

I rang BD4's and you can buy GT2530s again but only in twos for GTR's and 300z. No spare parts though. HKS wasn't making them for a year, but started again.

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Anybody clean out the water and oil piping going to and around turbos? Whats the best way, soak them in something? take them somewhere?

Took the other turbo out today,, seams like it is in ok condition but havn't taken it apart. Getting excited about getting somewhere again.

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