Hey guys,

Turbo has been leaking oil had it looked at by workshop put new drain gasket in etc and couldnt find anything else wrong with the turbo btw it is a second hand vf39.

But problem is it is still leaking but seems abit hard to find where its coming from unless they have missed a crack in the housing or something is it time for a new turbo? Have spoke to the guys who looked after it and they not to sure either i dont really want to spend another few hundred dollars and not get anything solved.

Looks like it is leaking from the gold ring thats in the middle of the turbo?

Any help/advise be appreciated

Joey

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externally leaking? banjo on tight? new washers?

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Long live the WRC

Good excuse to by a new turbo either way.

Oil leaks are fun. I just found my drivers side cam cover gasket is leaking.

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Always looks good at the first set of lights in summer See how many people rush over with an extinguisher.

Yes it is leaking externally running down the turbo towards the up-pipe section!

Well i dont think its that stace because the shop took it off and put new bits on it and checked everything over

lol yeah i stop at the lights and all you can see is smoke coming out of the bonnet scoop and a very bad smell im sure most will know what i mean

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The gold ring round the centre you're talking about is the clamp ring that joins the exhaust housing onto the centre (turbine wheel).

VF series do not have seal rings at this joint like the Mitsubishi ones had, they have (ceramic i think??) seals behind each wheel either end of the shaft. You can't really see them (there is a metal shroud on top) and you would need to remove the wheel/s to replace.

I assume the shop didn't rebuild the cartridge?

About the only thing I can think of if the centre cartridge actually is leaking is the seal under the wheel (cartridge rebuild time).

A VF39 is a journal bearing turbo, so the cartridge can be replaced/rebuilt, but is it economical if you can pick up a good ball bearing turbo cheap...choices time. And don't get me wrong the 39 is a good turbo, I'm using one on a basically stock 2.0 V3 engine and it got me a 13.4 at Kwinana...can't complain.

Thanks for that pretty much got my answer from there!

Yeah been very happy with the 39 comes on ok and has great topend.

How much we looking for a cartridge rebuild?

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With VFs, you don't usually rebuild....you replace.

Looks like it time for a new turbo!

yay not lol retune and sht aswell god damn!

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