ok sweet thnx guys has anyone else done this yet? or am I going to be luky 1st person? lol

A couple of people who have replied say they have But please tell us EVERYTHING you came across when you do Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

JET6 actually did this a few years ago, theres a thread on here somewhere for it its something i will be doing in the next few weeks with a highflowed CT26 also...

Quote: Originally Posted by BONSVL A couple of people who have replied say they have But please tell us EVERYTHING you came across when you do will do mate Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

very nice.

well im half way through it now, have pulled everything down, few annoying things, seized bolt holding the exhaust housing on, that was a good fun challenge, 2nd, middle section of the turbo, where the bearings etc sit, had a bit broken off, 3rd, the heat shield is different as has already been stated. So yeah its a bit of a job to do it, will begin rebuilding it during my christmas holiday after i have cleaned it totally.

Quote: Originally Posted by abrowne70 well im half way through it now, have pulled everything down, few annoying things, seized bolt holding the exhaust housing on, that was a good fun challenge, 2nd, middle section of the turbo, where the bearings etc sit, had a bit broken off, 3rd, the heat shield is different as has already been stated. So yeah its a bit of a job to do it, will begin rebuilding it during my christmas holiday after i have cleaned it totally. Thank you so much for your input, every bit helps! Tell us how the second day goes!

So ive just finished rebuilding mine, from the kit of ebay to my turbo there were a fair few differences, probs better just buying the essential parts from a turbo rebuilder. In the ebay kit, the exhuast wheel heat shield, gasket/orange massive o-ring, the nut that goes on the end of the turbine shaft were all different, bolts were ok, probably alright to use your old ones. But the kit work wonders. My hi flow T3 with alot of shaft play turned into a turbo with no shaft play at all. Will let you know how it performs once on vehicle, and dont forget to use grease for initial start up.

Thank you heaps for this info. I will try this one day myself Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Just rebuilt mine using the ebay kit. It had a lot of shaft play and blew lots and lots and lots of smoke on boost and off boost. Its still got a real slight amount of shaft play. Ill let yas know how it goes when i put it back on the car tomorrow.

Awesome please let us know!

abrowne70 - or any 1 else who bought a kit did you but the kit of ebay with the standard thrust or a 360 deg thrust? and also which kit did you buy and how much was it? , as there are 4 different kits on ebay. all very similar though.

This is the kit we have used http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....=STRK:MEWNX:IT (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170427588714&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT)

yeah thats the kit i bought, $91 i think it was posted. so if you buy the one gwertsta posted the link to, should be all good apart from the few things ive previously mentioned

Quote: Originally Posted by abrowne70 yeah thats the kit i bought, $91 i think it was posted. so if you buy the one gwertsta posted the link to, should be all good apart from the few things ive previously mentioned How is your rebuilt turbo running by the way?

Quote: Originally Posted by abrowne70 yeah thats the kit i bought, $91 i think it was posted. so if you buy the one gwertsta posted the link to, should be all good apart from the few things ive previously mentioned Yep the front housing gasket is different, the nut what goes on the shaft is defferent and the heat shield is different, Everything else fits. I also didnt use the sprocket looking thing as it appeared to be different.

Quote: Originally Posted by BONSVL How is your rebuilt turbo running by the way? Havent put it on yet as ive had other things to do to my car first, will hopefully be putting it on this weekend.

aittte got mine on today. **** loads better. still blows a little smoke everynow and again mainly noticable when comming to a complete stop ill see it go by the window or when going down a hill on deacelleration??? it might be from oil still in the cooler pipes im not to sure will see how it goes. but still its a **** load better then what it was. I couldnt even drive it anywhere without looking like my car was on fire. note: people who have been working on my car didnt want to rebuild it as they reckon the turbo is ****ed... they reckon it aint going to last very long.... will see how it holds up

nice not bad for under $100! would like to hear how its going after time

ok some new news about the turbo rebuild kits, apon disassembling my 2nd turbo off my vl i discovered that the exhuast heatshield thing, the left hand threaded nut fitted which made the kit 100% perfect for the turbo my vl had on it, but the hi flow turbo i bought had a little variations but looked the exact same from the outside. Just some new for people who are keen to do it, its very easy and saves alot of cash.