Spotting bad parts for junkyard hunting?
06-05-2006, 10:38 PM
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Spotting bad parts for junkyard hunting?
I've looked around but can't find anything relating to my current dilemma.
I'm beginning to understand a turbo setup, but even if i did go out to find some parts at a junk yard, i cant tell conditions of turbos/parts. Is there like a guidline someone can post to let me know what to look for when i actualy DO find a turbo. I'm going to buy a complete B18C1 changeover for my 96 DX (which has many plans already funded for) and want to make sure the parts I get are going to last the duration of the engine (or however long they normally last)
Like maybe pictures of bad turbos and parts.
My budget is around $800-$1000 if it matters, and i already have a BOV picked out (GReddy)
Also how long do your turbo's last milewise and how often do you usually change the oil as i'm tyring to figure out quite how that works still.
I'd of asked more about turbos but I don't want to get flmaed, if anyone wants to PMme with some one on one hlep thatd be cool though, or my aim is USED4600wCivicSi
I'm beginning to understand a turbo setup, but even if i did go out to find some parts at a junk yard, i cant tell conditions of turbos/parts. Is there like a guidline someone can post to let me know what to look for when i actualy DO find a turbo. I'm going to buy a complete B18C1 changeover for my 96 DX (which has many plans already funded for) and want to make sure the parts I get are going to last the duration of the engine (or however long they normally last)
Like maybe pictures of bad turbos and parts.
My budget is around $800-$1000 if it matters, and i already have a BOV picked out (GReddy)
Also how long do your turbo's last milewise and how often do you usually change the oil as i'm tyring to figure out quite how that works still.
I'd of asked more about turbos but I don't want to get flmaed, if anyone wants to PMme with some one on one hlep thatd be cool though, or my aim is USED4600wCivicSi
06-05-2006, 10:50 PM
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Re: Spotting bad parts for junkyard hunting?
For checking the turbo, first just take a dam peek at it, if its all corroded and dirty theres a good chance it would use a rebuild. If it looks nice enough to take off give that a whirl ( a real bitch at a yard usually ), when you have it in your hands just give the wheel a spin, you can tell if it spins freely and you dont hear any grinding/contact against the walls.
You may hear very minimal noise because it is unlubracted I suppose but very little. Then grab the center nut of the wheel, try and move it up and down, I believe that is called axial play, pretty much any of this and the turbo is probably needing a rebuild, then try and move the wheel in and out (pushing/pull) this is called shaft play, some is acceptable and can still last quite a long while.
Take a good long look at the wheel itself (both comrpessor side and exhaust side), look for any sort of damage caused by debrise
Obviously youve got the check if the turbo willl work for your setup, lok at the common setups here, you can tell by looking at the turbo if its common or not, if it has weird oblong flanges and such. Check for housing numbers to identify the exact turbo
Theres much you can check that I cant talk about cause I dont know all the much. You just have to be careful, you might get a lump of coal, you might get a sick turbo like I did with my .60/.63 I scored for $150 at the yard
You may hear very minimal noise because it is unlubracted I suppose but very little. Then grab the center nut of the wheel, try and move it up and down, I believe that is called axial play, pretty much any of this and the turbo is probably needing a rebuild, then try and move the wheel in and out (pushing/pull) this is called shaft play, some is acceptable and can still last quite a long while.
Take a good long look at the wheel itself (both comrpessor side and exhaust side), look for any sort of damage caused by debrise
Obviously youve got the check if the turbo willl work for your setup, lok at the common setups here, you can tell by looking at the turbo if its common or not, if it has weird oblong flanges and such. Check for housing numbers to identify the exact turbo
Theres much you can check that I cant talk about cause I dont know all the much. You just have to be careful, you might get a lump of coal, you might get a sick turbo like I did with my .60/.63 I scored for $150 at the yard
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