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General => General Technical => Anything Engine/Performance/Tuning related => Topic started by: Bazza on June 07, 2008, 03:46:04 PM

Title: My turbo\'s on the way out
Post by: Bazza on June 07, 2008, 03:46:04 PM
I have a stock turbo on my car and I\'m not sure what to do??

Should I go single, and if so whats involved  :3gears-lh

Have the stock one rebuilt or replaced with a new one :driving

i also don\'t have a great deal of money to spend on this as I\'m getting married in September. :Hammer
Title: My turbo\'s on the way out
Post by: Bobbit on June 07, 2008, 04:49:41 PM
whats your car bud?
Title: My turbo\'s on the way out
Post by: Bazza on June 07, 2008, 05:30:11 PM
Quote from: Bobbit;506125whats your car bud?


Sorry it\'s an fd3s :spank
Title: My turbo\'s on the way out
Post by: Bazza on June 08, 2008, 08:44:39 PM
So I\'m looking to change the turbo only unless the new turbo come\'s in a kit with everthing in it. I also have a std engine no porting after rebuild only 3500 miles ago. :wave
Title: My turbo\'s on the way out
Post by: Ed_RX7 on June 08, 2008, 09:20:47 PM
what turbo are you after buddy?
Title: My turbo\'s on the way out
Post by: Bazza on June 08, 2008, 10:17:04 PM
Quote from: Ed_RX7;506336what turbo are you after buddy?

You tell me . I have a std rebuilt engine and only a racing beat back box r magic hard pipes and apexi twin filters on the way. I don\'t realy want to go to made so just a simple swap as possible ie no upgrading on pumps rails or injecters.
Title: My turbo\'s on the way out
Post by: Ed_RX7 on June 08, 2008, 10:40:55 PM
so you have stock twins at present?
Title: My turbo\'s on the way out
Post by: chrisJDM on June 08, 2008, 11:05:44 PM
yep surely you mean turbos and not turbo

When you say it/they are going whats the problem?? alot of people have boost issues with the stock turbos and its not actually the turbos themselves that are the issue usually can be cured by taking to a specialist and getting your car looked at.  If your turbos are on there way out you can usually pick up a second hand set for around 2-300 quid.
Title: My turbo\'s on the way out
Post by: bin liner on June 09, 2008, 12:15:53 AM
theres only one answer...just get some second hand stock ones...single turbo means spending some dosh...u will need turbo, manifold, lines gaskets etc...and theres no point going down that route unless u are gonna get a ECU, fuel pump, injectors etc.....

u may as well spend the money on getting your stock set up running well...replace standard vac pipes with silicon/viton....replacing fuel pump wiring, good set of leads and plugs...shouldn\'t cost u much to do that...Atomic rex has turbos for 80 quid...bargain!!
Title: My turbo\'s on the way out
Post by: chrisJDM on June 09, 2008, 08:55:22 AM
your likely main problem is what we call the "rats nest" which is all the tubes and solenoids that control the boost.  There are around 50 tubes that if kinked or have a small hole in will affect your boost, also sometimes the solenoids pay up and stop working correctly.  Most of the tuners will replace the tubes and also test the solenoids for you if you dont fancy taking the engine apart yourself.

My advice is to take it to someone who knows what they are lookng at and they can diagnose exactly what the problem is as it could be so many different things
Title: My turbo\'s on the way out
Post by: Draco on June 09, 2008, 09:06:19 AM
check out the folloing thread.. this is what i am going to do when my turbos pack it in
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49336&highlight=stage+3
Title: My turbo\'s on the way out
Post by: Bazza on June 09, 2008, 09:34:42 AM
The second turbo has started to leek so I\'ve been told :(
Title: My turbo\'s on the way out
Post by: chrisJDM on June 09, 2008, 09:38:56 AM
so whats are the symptons??
Title: My turbo\'s on the way out
Post by: Bazza on June 09, 2008, 09:48:04 AM
Quote from: sweetiewells;506486so whats are the symptons??


Spotted at the last service by Tim and Matt at rx motors.:2eek
Title: My turbo\'s on the way out
Post by: chrisJDM on June 09, 2008, 10:27:32 AM
ahhhh right, im sure tim usually has some secondhand turbos lying around