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Joe Bob 09-15-2008 10:30 AM

Anyone reccomend a turbo rebuilder?
 
My turbo needs a rebuild....anyone recommend a good shop on the west caost with a qucik turnaround?

It's for the wife's v70 Turbo Brick Wagon.

Pkaaso 09-15-2008 06:58 PM

I think it's called Turbo City.

www.turbocity.com

Paul

x98boardwell 09-15-2008 09:06 PM

Option
 
Kevin at Ultimate Motorwerks in Monroe, WA. He does the K27's, etc. May be a good option. He is busy, so turn around time may be an issue.

Hope this helps,
Bryan

Joe Bob 09-28-2008 06:43 PM

So...sent it down, quick turn around....followed the directions and fired it up. Leaks and smokes. Sent a WTF email....stay tuned.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1222656229.jpg

ischmitz 09-28-2008 06:52 PM

More specifically when blipping the throttle oil was getting into the exhaust turbine resulting in tons of white smoke out of the exhaust. You could see oil bubbling out of the turbine housing at the internal waste-gate lever shaft.

...but it was a fun day crawling under the car and putting the POS in..... SmileWavy

Joe Bob 09-28-2008 07:07 PM

Yeah, real fun....we ended up at the local schitz hole for some libations and got to see the prelims to a beyotch fight. Home now and doing a Tri-Tip on the Bar Bee....

richde 09-29-2008 12:44 AM

It's leaking so much from the bearing that it's coming up through the wastegate actuator? Wow.

www.boostplanet.com has a pretty good reputation in a different car community. They don't list Volvo, but that model of turbo is probably shared with another car.

Joe Bob 10-13-2008 02:03 AM

OK...sent it back, got it back.....cleaned the oil supply line AND the return line. Ran it at idle then hard to burn the crap out of the cat.

No smoke, rock solid accell under boost. Turbo City stood behind it. Just had to lose all the coolant twice and the oil.....better than the $2500 dollar estimate at the dealer.

Thanks for the rebuilder recommendation.

Edit, just got off the phone with Turbo City and I gave them an "Attaboy".....


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