Wc34 With Neo 25 Turbo Gasket Replacement

[CHARGER]

Hey guys, just got myself a 99 S2 Stagea and i'm pretty sure the ex manifold to turbo gasket is gone, its stock as a rock and on full boost you hear a screech its not metalicy like a turbo but def sounds like an exhaust leak, performance doesn't seem effected it idles beautifully and if you don't hit full boost sounds good too, cant be fked doing it myself so wondering if anyone can recommend someone on Gold Coast or local area to do the work at a reasonable price?

Cheers.

[kjb_r33]

Hey guys, just got myself a 99 S2 Stagea and i'm pretty sure the ex manifold to turbo gasket is gone, its stock as a rock and on full boost you hear a screech its not metalicy like a turbo but def sounds like an exhaust leak, performance doesn't seem effected it idles beautifully and if you don't hit full boost sounds good too, cant be fked doing it myself so wondering if anyone can recommend someone on Gold Coast or local area to do the work at a reasonable price?

Cheers.

I had the same car, with the same thing. Spent ages looking for exhaust leaks, turned out to be damage to the turbo impellor. the out of balance caused the screaching noise.

[pipster11]

if you want me to pull your turbo off i can for some cash or beverages

i'm down in robina

i changed my dump pipe and changed the gasket while i was there

not too hard, just fiddly and annoying

[66yostagea]

Band Aids required.LOL

[CHARGER]

Cheers for the offer Pipster will see how I go and yeah was thinking may as well throw a front pipe on, hmmmm had my first good look at it today, pulled intaek pipes off and that and checked pipes and clamps and may well be Turbo, reckon I have a noisy lifter too at idle the top is a little noisy, will have to drop the oil and see what happens, does idle perfect at 850 though and not miss a beat. Getting auto diff and transfer case serviced Monday just to be sure too

[Hanso]

ERD at Yatala, Dan does awesome work. And he is a SAU QLD club sponsor.

[pipster11]

while you have the intake pipe off, grab the front of the turbine wheel (the nut thing) and see if there is any movement in it (other than rotation)

[CHARGER]

Well got around too pulling all the intake out today to check the turbo and yeah good 1mm or more movement in and out, have a feeling my noise may be turbo, it sounds exactly like a bath tub draining kind of thing on full stock boost

[pipster11]

thats about normal

if you see my car parked down the road come and see if i'm there and i'll take you for a spin, i bet mine is worse

[CHARGER]

Really so it's a Stagea thing? i've had numerous turbo cars inc an s1 r33 and never heard this sound although the seller of the car did say when i questioned it "oh i thought that's how they all sounded" I know the normal intake sound but this is def different to anything I have heard before I thought gasket or impeller getting sucked into housing.

[pipster11]

yeah, i think mine had a bit of play front to back too, but fine side to side and up and down