Dieing turboz?

My turbo(stock td04) seems to making a 'choppy' sound. The swoooooshh just doesn't sound 'smooth' anymore. Car seems to be a bit slow on the butt dyno, not terribly. But, it doesn't feel like it pulls as hard.

For all I know it has 142k miles on it. Otherwise somewhere north of 30k.

Anyone have a td04 laying around to get rid of?

 

i am fresh out sorry. time for an upgrade? vf39?

 

^ mine has 117k ....i thinkt it dying soon, idk ...my car seems slower to me

 

has your exhaust gotten any louder as well? When my turbo exhaust flange bolts started to back out, the turbo sounded "choppy" while it was spooling.

 

hopefully mine will last another 100k because mine is freshly rebuilt.

 

we (grimmspeed) have pnp turbos avail if you are interested

 

is it chaper to rebuild the turbo?

 

yes a turbo rebuld kit should cost less then $100

 

nice...how about labor ?

 

pm justin about it we wont have pricing till mid april though.

 

so it should be cheaper than buying a used one and install it ? right?

 

But, does that sound pretty much mean the turbz is on its way out? That is the main question.

 

my car has 80k on it and the turbo kinda does the same thing as yours. i brought my car into mike wrays shop a month or so ago and he told me, before i even asked, that my turbo was going bad and i'd need a new one soon. my car still boosts good when i'm driving down the highway but when i jump off stop lights it seems to have trubles boosting quickly.

 

I just pulled my td04 out this weekend. It was on my 02 wagon with 73k on it. I guess I don't really know what to check for on it besides shaft play and I couldn't feel anything with my hand trying to move it.

Let me know if your interested and I will get some more specifics for you.

 

oh if you know someone with almost the same exhaust and setup then see if you notice a difference with the sound of the turbo in the exhaust... me and angusracer compaired exhaust notes and his turbo is way louder through his exhaust than mine:emo:

 

Sounds like its time to go rotated Diz :rockwoot:

 

what i heard the turbo died would cause balck smoke from the exhaust...bnut im not sure?

 

blue smoke, most def not black

 

are those burnt oil ??? someone told me a TD04 average last 120k miles? and when my car is idleing, my turbo gauage needle is kinda bouncing , does it mean i need a new turbo, or it acts normal?

 

Well, I'm actually looking at 20g's. Have the FMIC in the basement, inectors waiting to be modded. Sucks I have to get a td04, but its much cheaper than a 20g.

I've got a wedding in 5 months so I can't go all nuts right now. Plus, I want to get a new 257 block. Plus, I need new suspensionz, my shocks are shot and since I'm doing that I want to get some group N top mounts. I just can't keep up!!:emo:

 

have you considered trying to source a vf39? i see them in the 250-350 area on nabisco.....

all you need are the injectors...you have. (after modding of course), pump, and the turbo...

 

if his shaft play was ****ty enough he may be scraping the wheel on the housing which = bad news

 

and tune

Anyways, Kevin(Iroc-Z) just dropped his td04 off for me at work just now. So I'm set for now. Untill I get a bigger turboz.

 

Total purchase of my turbo, rebuild kit and labor totaled about $360. If just looking at rebuilding, price may be about $300...i.e. TurboEnterprize.

 

Well I can maybe hook you up with my used 20G next year when I go 30r/35r..we'll see

 

then may be cheaper to buy a used one?