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TerryM

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Hi all I'm hoping someone can please help. Car is a 2004 legacy gt. It started making a whistle under slight load like a leaking BOV. Power was fine. Then driving along 100kmh the boost was a bit surgey when I put my foot down. Slightly later there is a loud metal rattle coming from the turbo area. We were nearly in taupo so kept going with the car driving fine apart from no boost. The rattle has now subsided but can still faintly hear it.. Guessing now turbo has seized?? No smoke or aything out the exhaust. Now the question is do we drive back home (Wellington)? From the earlier sounds it was making I assume the turbo is stuffed anyway and the lack of boost backs this up however will this cause any damage to the engine if we keep driving so we can repair at home? Thanks in advance.

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Hit up fbssub1 he may be able to sort you out. Quick turbo swap from one of his many spares and send you on your way. I personally wouldnt drive it if it is turbo you will end up with chunks in the cooler and possibly engine.

Turbos very common fault if its running vf38.

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hi TerryM, the vf38 is prone for failure and unfortunately I do not have a spare 1, due to this the vf38 is not cheap to replace in NZ looking at $800 + for a good 1, Im presently because of that reason making bp/bl twin scroll up pipes to suit single scroll turbos so that the vf38 can be replaced with any vf-tdo single scroll turbo. Sorry to be of no help best I could do would be pull broken parts out of turbo and re-install

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Hi fbssub1 thanks heaps for the reply. Thanks for the offer but have already arranged to be picked up and get the car transported back home where I can pull it apart. Would an after market twin scroll turbo be any better than a standard replacement stock twin scroll turbo? What part of the vf38 is prone to failure? Bearings due to oil starvtion etc? Cheers

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  • 3 weeks later...

Hey guys, car is all going again now. Found another turbo and replaced. Also removed the partially clogged up mesh filter in the oil supply to turbo. I now however have the old VF38 turbo which is surplus to requirements. Looks like the bearings failed which caused the impellers to spin around and hit the housing which also caused the shaft to snap. The housing should be all good to re-use. I found a CHRA replacement from Ebay for $350 shipped to NZ which someone could do to get it going again. I'm not sure what it's worth but if anyone is keen make an offer. Would rather it go to a good home. Cheers

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