Author Topic: Turbo rebuild (where) (Read 3097 times)

Peter · « **on:** January 09, 2006, 12:18:07 pm »

can anyone suggest a place or any options to repair or rebuild the turbo for my 1.6/1986/Jetta

MacGyver · « **Reply #1 on:** January 09, 2006, 03:13:01 pm »

A location in your profile & the model of turbo, or at least car, will assist people in offering you relevant suggestions...

Peter · « **Reply #2 on:** January 09, 2006, 05:40:03 pm »

Thankyou

MacGyver · « **Reply #3 on:** January 10, 2006, 12:03:10 am »

So you're in London then?
Try Roy's Diesel...they had the best price we could find on a replacement for my dad's 98 TDI...

okiediesel · « **Reply #4 on:** January 10, 2006, 07:37:30 pm »

Try Majestic Turbos, Dallas, Tx area. Dealt w/ them for years, been awhile but the phone number is 1-800-297-3626.

935racer · « **Reply #5 on:** January 10, 2006, 09:07:03 pm »

Passenger *erformance, we rebuild turbos, new bearings, balanced and polished shaft, housings sand blasted. Top notch rebuilds.

Steve Landeau · « **Reply #6 on:** January 10, 2006, 09:11:00 pm »

I bought a rebuild kit from these guys:
http://www.htturbo.com/
Talked to them on the phone and they felt that if there were no real bad issues inside, one could handle the rebuild themselves. They also told me that if I ran into problems, they would take over where ever I got stuck. I was able to complete the rebuild without any problems, with basic hand tools and a micrometer and calipers. Have not run it yet..

Rat407 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 10, 2006, 09:29:45 pm »

I would go with Dave at passengerperformance.com.

935racer · « **Reply #8 on:** January 10, 2006, 10:02:45 pm »

Thanks for the compliment

Yes you can rebuild your turbo at home with a decent probability of success, but there is risk involved. You aren't going to know if you shaft is a few grams out of balance just by looking at it or measuring it, it needs to be spun in a balancing machine. I would hate to have to do a job twice. Do it once do it right.

Author Topic: Turbo rebuild (where) (Read 3097 times)

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