Rebuild Turbo. DIY ?
 

I need to rebuild the t3 I just recently put on the d15.
Its blowing plenty of oil out into my charge pipes.

I dont want to spend a couple hundred to pay someone to do itif I can do it myself.

Any special tools required ?
Easy as cake ?
What should I look for in a rebuild kit ?
How much should I spend ?
How long will it take ?
And are all rebuild kits identical for different size t3's ?

I searched here under, turbo rebuild, rebuild kit, rebuild.
Didnt get anything that would help me.

Thanks for the help.

Re:Rebuild Turbo. DIY ?
 

I dunno, I prefer not to touch this stuff without getting it rebalanced afterwards.

Re:Rebuild Turbo. DIY ?
 

i just did my rebuild last week.
here's my breakdown:

86 dollars (CDN) for the parts
-bearings (2)
-snap rings (4)
-staggered gap piston ring (1)
-O-ring (1)
-various gaskets (rubber and metal)


then your gonna need to get it balanced. and if your shaft is run out, then you will need a new shaft, roughly 220 (CDN)

balancing is around 85 dollars

getting those snap rings in/out are a pain in the ass. so either buy a snap ring tool. or try and use another method.

Re:Rebuild Turbo. DIY ?
 

I'd just buy a rebuild cartridge from customcoach for $175

Re:Rebuild Turbo. DIY ?
 

What kind of oil lines are you running? Is your drain big enough? No kinks? Is this that Nissan T3?

I got a new center section off Egay for $84 shipped.
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Re:Rebuild Turbo. DIY ?
 

if you have to mess with the snap rings get some good tools.i went thru a whole set of snap ring tools that i got from O'reilys.every size broke trying to get the fukin ring(s) off and back in.they did let me take them back though and got a refund.lol...good luck.

Re:Rebuild Turbo. DIY ?
 

I did the same thing with a set I bought from Checker auto parts. Those things were so shitty. I ended up throwing them and they fell to pieces. ::)
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Re:Rebuild Turbo. DIY ?
 

looks like my t25 is gonna need a rebuild pretty soon.. so its not easily doable by yourself?

Re:Rebuild Turbo. DIY ?
 

i had the help of my *cough*wife*cough* but we had shitty ass tools.Get some good tools and go at it.

Re:Rebuild Turbo. DIY ?
 

took me 4 hours
rip down, rebuild, rip down again, rebuild.
runs perfect now :)

please get it balanced.