Blown Turbo

[dani3l]

hey guys, need some advice

recently took of some aftermarket parts to get my r34 gtt complianced. Then once everything was put back on (turbo,exhaust power fc) i obviously needed to tune the car again.

Anyway wont mention which shop i took it to as there extremely well known. But after watching one or two short dyno runs i left the shop only to come back and be informed that my apexi turbo which was in the car had blown.

Really f***ing pissed at the moment after they start pulling out bullshit like " it was bound to blow anyway etc etc"

which i know for a fact is crap for lots of reasons

1. turbo was inspected my people i know who are mechanics which told me i had scored a turbo in brand new condition

2. i drove the car in japan for at least three weeks on the boost it was dyno'd at (roughly 12psi) which should be jack all for an apexi turbo

3. also drove the car to the workshop and car was running fine

also as mentioned before first few dyno runs and the car seemed fine, according to them all it needed was new spark plugs and i come back to find they've blown the turbo.

at the moment there making it out as if it wasn't there fault

jsut wanted to know if anyone has had some past experiences like this and what my rights are.

Are they liable to fix/replace my turbo

thanks in advance for anyone who can help me

cheers

[paulr33]

i guess youll need to find the cause of the failure

there will be so once you find that then you can look at who is responsible

i mean if theyve gone and change your oil and water lines and left one off

and its cooked the turbo or theyve refitted your intake piping and one of the mech's accidently dropped a nut into the compressor snout and when they fired it up, its shat a cartridge then sure they are responsible. but youll have to certainly give good grounds for them being a fault. a tiny spec of dirt could get in the intake you use (if its a pod etc) and get into the cartridge bearings, which could cause failure. that wouldnt be there fault but you make think its defintely their faults. its a big grey area

[R31Nismoid]

Of course they are going to say it wasn't their fault, because ultimately, it isnt.

Its your car, and performance does not carry a warranty, especially not for something they didn't even install.

Sounds like the motor has shit/poor oil pressure, or did have at once stage.

Turbo was damaged and then it eventually died.

It'd like to know how workshops said the turbo was 'Brand new" without seeing it sitting in a un-opened box, as there is NO way to be make that statement without pulling the turbo apart... which then means it'll need a full rebuild anyway.

Sounds like a case of hard luck, thats life. Its performance.

Put a new turbo on and get back on the road.