Thanks for the advice andrew! can u or anyone else recomend a good turbo
workshop in melbourne, preferably on the west side of the city?
>From: andrew smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: turbo help needed. It's my first turbo!
>Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 23:19:45 +0800
>
>Thomas,
>The smoke could be the turbo or the engine or a combination of both, its
>hard to
>say without looking at it.The noise the turbo makes is probably the
>bearings and
>this is probably the cause of the smoke as the seals tend to go when the
>bearings are shot.The Cordias use a TC05 Mitsi turbo which are fairly easy
>to
>rebuild depending on the condition.A common problem with the TC range is
>that
>when the bearings wear out the rear piston ring type seal can spin in the
>bearing housing causing unrepairable damage.Replacement cartriges are
>around
>$1500 new which includes turbine and compressor wheels.The bearing housings
>are
>not sold as a seperate item as far as I know.I've usually been able to find
>a
>good second hand bearing housing for around $100.If the bearings are really
>bad
>you might find that the wheels have been scraping on the insides of the
>housing.If you pull it apart yourself you need to make some custom circlip
>pliers out of long nose pliers and you'll need some large circlip pliers to
>remove the comp housing. When you remove the exhaust you will probably
>notice
>oil in the turbine housing, this is an indication that the rear seal is
>stuffed.I would sugest that $500 being about the minimum price even if you
>do
>abit of the work youself. Take the car to a turbo workshop and see what
>they
>have to say before carrying out any work. Good luck.
>Andrew Smith
>
>Thomas Grant wrote:
>
> > Dear list, I need advice about what to do about the turbo on my cordia
>gsr.
> > I just bought it, and want to get rid of it because I,m sick of front
>wheel
> > drive and it's too shiny! I know It isn't a Datto, but I do own a 510
>which
> > I am currently building up to get on the road and I know some one on the
> > list will be able to help. The turbo is pretty noisy: it makes a whining
> > noise of different pitch depending on the RPM, the car blows smoke
>(grey)
> > when it is reved after it has been idleing for about 20 seconds and also
> > while at full boost. I want to sell the car and use the money for my
>datto.
> > How do I know how bad the turbo actually is? Do you really need to spend
> > about $600 to fix it? Is it easy to fix the turbo yourself? Any advice
>would
> > be greatly appreciated and will result in my datto getting on the road
> > faster. Thanks, Thomas.
> >
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