my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
 

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i bought that turbo about a year ago and i didn't get to put it on the car till about 2 months ago ,,it's t3 t04 super H ballbearing however i didn't connect the turbo to the intake side due to lack of intercooler ,boost controller and deployment so everything was installed except for the piping to the tb and yesterday i heard wierd noise comin' from the turbo today i took it out and found out that the compressor wheel is not moving with turbine wheel due to the broken shaft what the hell what caused that i have no idea!!!! IS THERE ANYWAY TO SAVE THAT TURBO WELD IT OR SOMETHNIG i'm not willin' to pay another grand for a turbo i'm selling the car soon so i need a cheap fix if anybody has any suggestions please posttt thnx

Re: my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
 

um, know that it is realy bad for you turbo to run it without it being attached to the intake system :y, looks like it time to buy another turbo, our source another shaft

Re: my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
 

Wait. So you have enough money for a $1200 turbo, but not for an intercooler? What did you do, just leave that part of the turbo open?

Re: my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
 

Yuppers. :1 Owned.

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Kill yourself. :X

Re: my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
 

no i didn't have enough time to complete the setup due to deployments like i said so i had no choice... and how is leaving the intake side open bad for the turbo???? and i didn't buy my turbo for 1200 that's what it retails for

Re: my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
 

and by the way the car is being traded in

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FUCKEN DISASTER

Re: my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
 

well lets see
no pressure build up = no boost= no way for the ------- wastegate to open = one over worked turbo :S

Re: my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
 

my actuator was open all the time

Re: my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
 

are you sure? how did you have it open?

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it was tied open and still is

Re: my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
 

if it was open all the time the turbo would barely spin if at all...how would you know the comp wheel wasnt spinning with the turbine...open it up and check out the damage

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i did open up the center section and the shaft is broken

Re: my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
 

well that sucks...time to either find a shop to put in a new shaft and balance it(if thats even possible with the damage)...or get a new center section...are the housings fubar too?

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housing is good from what i can tell

Re: my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
 

sounds like oil starvation

Re: my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
 

oil is good and there is no sign of starvation

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just replace it, and next time put the pipe on the turbo.

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I was about to say that, I seen a turbo fucked like that before about 10 seconds without oil. a loud screeech. and it broke.

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:y

Re: my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
 

Leaving the WG open your turbo will still spool, especially at high RPMs. With the flapper on my legacy turbo completely removed I was still able to make 4 PSI at redline. Take your turbo to a rebuild shop. You should be able to get it fixed and re-balanced for about $350.

-Michael

Re: my 1200 bucks turbonetics shaft snapped
 

if it is a ball bearing turbo your pretty much SOL. most turbo shops do not have the ability to rebuild those units. your probably better off getting the same size cartrage but in journal bearing style. thats still going to set you back though. let me know what size turbine wheel it had and I can give you a price if you like.