Ok i was drivig my car yesterday and felt a POP. It sounded like a common backfire. All of the sudden it started smoking. Smoked smelled and looked like oil. Checked out some things and there is oil leaking from where the downpipe bolts to the turbo.

Is my turbo shot? If so how much does a rebuild cost on a turbonetics T3/T4?

edit: also, there is a bit of shaft play that wasn't there before.

 

Well if you know for sure the oil is coming from the turbo , then yeah . Maybe time for a rebuild.

Rebuild cost runs from 350-500. Depending on what condition the turbo is in. I would send it back to turbonetics to get it rebuild. Plus its looks brand new when you get it back. I have heard good things from http://www.gpopshop.com/rebuilding.html. And there turn around time is pretty quick. I have never used them. 2 of my friends agree that the work is Top notch.

 

Well every other function of the motor is fine so i think that it is the turbo. I even pulled the plugs to check for oil, incase it was coming from the piston rings or valve guides, and they were clean. Also there is a bit of oil on the compressor side also. So it looks like i am going to go ahead and rebuild the turbo.

 

yeah hope it is that...your car doesnt sound like a WRX boxer engine does it? My turbo civic made that "pop" sound and after that it sounded like a boxer engine. and when i pulled the head off...there was a niiiice lil pee size hole in #3 piston.lol car never stopped running tho. just blew more smoke out than cheech and chong

 

May want to do a compression test.

Like CivicGsr94eg8 said, if it sounds like a WRX then it could be your motor.

I just had a turbo rebuilt by blaastperformance. It was around 200 bucks shipped both ways. Probably cheaper for you, they gave me fittings and what not.

Check my review in vender section.

 

Na. But it does have an open downpipe rite now so it would be hard to tell. But i have been running an open downpipe for a while now and it still sounds the same.

 

oh trust me. no matter what...you would be able to tell. I ran mine open down pipe also. and thats when i heard it the most..when i connected my exhuast all the way back i could hardly hear it. sounds like its just your turbo...or atleast i hope so..lol

 

Ok. Well thanks for the advice guys. Now lets just see how well my rebuild goes.

 

LOL. When I blew my motor I was open downpipe aswell.

This pop sounds a little crucial though. You sure you didn't hit anything?

 

Don't think so.