alexg103

hey guys i just got this turbo it seems to be good hes said it was perfect on his mini me swap in a civic but the hot side says garret and the cold side is all smooth and looks sorta like a ebay turbo here are pics and i will type out what the letters say in each spot also looks like the cold side is a good size bigger than the hot

hey any help help alot thanks


says garret under that has a big two then after that has a 1

here says06 or 08 i can not tell then it says c1602

here says 23 and f1

da_dude

Open up the compressor housing and mic the comperssor wheel. That is the only way to really know. But if I was to guess by looking at the pics I would say a t3/t04e 50 trim.

marcj

looks like it was pushing oil on the turbine side

alexg103

alright cool thanks i do not got a mic but i will see if my friend dose or not....i just never seen a garret turbo where it says nothing on the cold side like that...but then again i have not seen very many turbos....

p00t

if theres any oil in the center section when u sit the turbo on the turbine housing it will leak through, even on good seals.

Smith-02

shut the ---- up and learn what the ---- a seal is for.

2nd_gen

lol...

if its a GOOD SEAL...
then it will SEAL it up GOOD

crx2211

Looks to me like an Ebay TO4E with a genuine Garrett turbine housing installed. Someone painted the compressor backplate to try and make it look like a Turbonetics possibly. Show the markings on the bearing housing. That turbine wheel has full points on the end of the nub, and most genuine turbos have some removed from balancing. Definitely looks like an Ebay stage 3 turbine wheel. I also don't see the telltale "A" or "T" on the bearing housing. Probably a molested turbo. Canyou find a numbers on the compressor housing or bearing housing? Not saying it's for sure a knock-off, but certain telltale signs aren't present, but your pictures don't show it all, so I could have missed them.

alexg103

not one marking on the shiny side what so ever all the marks on the garret side i have put right under each picture....

crx2211

It looks like the inside of the backplate was painted too which isn't right. Hard to really say, but if the only marking are on the exhaust housing then I'd say the rest of the turbo is suspect and somebody had their hands in it at some point. Plus that notched intake isn't really seen on E covers unless they're Chinese. That turbine wheels is Chinese looking out of their famous TO4E's and the bolts on the housings are rounded so have been messed with other than a factory. Looks like an old school T4 bearing housing though.

My final guess is Frankenstein turbo with lots of weird bits off a few different turbos. Check the internals and IB you'll find Chinese or maybe a mix of CDM and untouched high mile OEM like I found in a Blaast turbo rofl. Rebuild before running I would say.