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Re: Rebuilding a Turbo as preventive maintainance worthwhile?
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Originally posted by Carrameow
Fellow Diesel Enthusiasts:
I hope I do not get in trouble for posting a non diesel question here, but I only trust my fellow Diesel Heads for advice.. This turbo is on my Volvo 940 1991 Turbo (Gas) with a 170,000 miles on it..I bought the car at 155K for $1200 with a bad engine which I rebuilt. Is it smart to rebuild the Turbo now, before it fails?
I am afraid if I wait too long, the coked bearings will ultimately lead to its demise. I dont want to buy a new one later, that would be $800.00 and it would mean I would be smarter to junk the car.
If i rebuild my present Turbo while its still living, i could buy one of those kits and do it for $300 or less...
Thank you, sorry again for a non diesel post
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Which turbo is it? If you can get me a model/make, etc., I'll see if I can get parts locally. Complete rebuild parts for the Garrett cost me about $48. Worth doing if you want to keep the car and not destroy your rebuilt engine. Simple and easy to rebuild, NOT so easy to get on an off.
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1984 300D Turbo - 4-speed manual conversion, mid-level resto
1983 300D - parts car
1979 300TD Auto - Parts car.
1985 300D Auto - Wrecked/Parts.
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