mattsk8 Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 I have a 99 V70r that I'm in the middle of swapping the engine in. The motor going in it is another (stock) 2.3. My current turbo is a angle flange 18t that I planned on taking that to Michigan Turbo to have rebuilt. About 2 months ago, they gave me a quote of $350 to rebuild it. Today I was going to drop my turbo off, but decided to call them before I dropped it off and got a new quote for... $800 dollars to rebuild it. I don't need to go into details but obviously they won't be doing anything for me. So no I'm curious what route you guys would go. I really don't want to modify my downpipe, but would if that would make things easier. My current downpipe is a 3" mandrel bent one that I made. Not looking to make HUGE horsepower; right now, with my stock 18t my car should be around 300hp. I'm fine with what I had, the only reason I'm looking to rebuild my 18t is that I'm pretty sure the seals in my stock one are shot (oil going through it), plus it has 200k miles on it. I can get a new, stock 18t turbo thru Volvo for around $900. Another option I found is these replacement cartridge on eBay. I'm a tad nervous to use that though, because there's a lot of negative feedback about them being Chinese crap, and about the guy sending the wrong parts, etc. So... any recommendations? What would you guys do? FWIW, I currently have a ARD Blue tune, a Snabb FAI pipe and RIP kit, a 3" mandrel DP and a high flow cat, then a 2.5" cat back to dual Borla mufflers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiksilver Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 I believe i told you this before, but rebuild it yourself. You can get a rebuild kit from gpopshop for $99 and have it rebuilt in an afternoon/evening. I rebuilt mine, now have 11k mi on it without issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsk8 Posted May 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, quiksilver said: I believe i told you this before, but rebuild it yourself. You can get a rebuild kit from gpopshop for $99 and have it rebuilt in an afternoon/evening. I rebuilt mine, now have 11k mi on it without issue. You did tell me that in my engine thread a while back, I'm just nervous to do it because I've read so many horror stories. But... if you have 11k miles with no issues obviously yours is good. Did you have it balanced after you rebuilt it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiksilver Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 I was very anal about marking the existing orientation of every rotating component (nuts on shaft as well) so I didn't need it balanced. I spent 15 minutes ensuring that the pieces were perfectly aligned when I finally tightened it all. Used some bomb ass Sally Hansen (code 420, hot pink, thanks to my brother for grabbing that...) nail polish to mark the pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmsgltr Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 I would buy a souped up kinugawa 19 or 20t without the exhaust housing for $600ish doll hairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruff Mainer Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 I rebuilt mine with a ebay kit and had GPop shop balance it for like <$100 for piece of mind. Rebuilding was easy, and with the rebalance there was no need to worry about making wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
540i6speed Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 http://shopping.kinugawaturbo.com/turbochraupgradekitmitsubishi6g72t3000gttd04-19t-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.aspx or rebuild yourself, i did a 16t that was leaking oil bad and have had no problems for 15k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsk8 Posted May 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 18 hours ago, 540i6speed said: http://shopping.kinugawaturbo.com/turbochraupgradekitmitsubishi6g72t3000gttd04-19t-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.aspx or rebuild yourself, i did a 16t that was leaking oil bad and have had no problems for 15k Is this cartridge basically a stock replacement? The description says, "Performance Thrust Bearing Kit with larger thrust ring and flinger"... this is greek to me :) I think tonight I'll pull my turbo apart and try to get my cartridge out, just to see what I'm in for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Riker Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Just make sure to mark it before you break it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 Unbolt the CHRA and compressor side from the hotside. Do NOT remove the entire turbo! (not your turbo, but same layout) basic tools to rebuild your CHRA decoke here here and here carefully clean here this is the thrust assy excessive wear (causes end float) oil coking from leaking exhaust side seal deflector & thrust assy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsk8 Posted May 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 Hussein... you're awesome!! Thank you for that info!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConorV70R Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 thanks for this thread. I too was going to send mine out to michigan turbo for a rebuild. looks like i'll do it myself and save a good amount of money. also going to upgrade to a billet wheel while i'm at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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