Cars back on the road after doing a head gasket. Seems to be going pretty good. The smoke what i could see was from oil burning on the side of the motor from an oil leak i had... Only time ive seen smoke come from exhaust is when im going down a big hill on deacelleration after a while of doing that it starts smoke untill i push the go pedal or pop the clutch in. Not to sure what its about. But other then that well worth the $91

Awesome feedback thanks guys. In regards to the T3 Highflow, they look the same but the internals are of T4 spec. thats why its called a T3/T4 Highflow :P

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Turbo-Rebuild...item1c0f398555 (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Turbo-Rebuild-Kit-T3-T4-T04B-T04E-VL-RB30-360-thrust-/120514512213?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item1c0f398555) is that the kit u guys used? i tried the links u guys sent but they have run outa time haha

That's the one and for cheaper then the one I found when I started this thread. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

thanx =) im gonna give it a try i reken

hey guys, was just looking at the link vl___feva posted to the rebuild kit. i bought this 1 a few weeks ago but couple of differences in the kits... just wondering what the go is as i was hoping to rebuild my turbo in a couple weeks and dont want to start it if its the wrong kit or will be any hassles with the kit i bought. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170503025646&ssPageNam e=STRK:MEWNX:IT (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170503025646&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT)

i looked at that one to but theres parts in that one i didnt see in the pics of the turbo completely disasembled so i got the other 1 lol

yea thats why im a bit hesitant at the moment to start pulling my turbo apart... so any light shed on the 2 kits and if the 1 i have is all good to use would be helpful. so for this weekend... il respray my rocker cover =D

ill let ya know wen i get mine

ok no worries.

the one we have all used is fine

have started having a go at this on a stock vl turbo. have got the turbine housing off, was a bitch to get of, broke two bolts and have removed the comp housing ive removed the nut on the compressor wheel, but i cant get the compressor wheel off. what exactly do you mean by media blasting, what what part get done. was thinking of sand blasting turbine housing, dump pipe and turbo manifold?

i did this yesterday to my standard t3 only took me 3 hours to pull it apart give it a good clean and put it back together with all new bits. i had a fair bit of shaft play back and forwards and a tiny bit side to side now it has none back and forward and maybe half a mm side to side but im still not sure if it does move side to side or if its just me seeing things. havent got it back on the car yet though. its fairly easy job only need basic tools and a good memory for putting it back together. cheers matt