Im pretty sure i blew my turbo seal. does anyone know how to rebuld a vf52 or know any shops that can? Im blowing enormous amounts of smoke at idle and when i accelerate. i have heard its easier to just buy a new turbo but i gont have $1000+ sitting around. any help would be appreciated.

 

if i remember right you cant rebuild the VF turbos.

 

really? dang. thats the first time i heard that. well that just brings me down to replacing it or upgrading. thanks for the info.

 

http://6starspeed.com/tuse.html

 

Pretty much the only place for vf turbos

 

Turbo Services » PRE Tuning - Site

another place here. lemme know what they say if you make an inquiry.

 

for sure! that site looks a little more trustworthy. ill give them a call tomorrow and tell you what they say. i also broke a stud putting on my DP so its gonna be a little more than just a standard rebuild. ill keep you updated though!

 

If timing is right maybe I toss a vf39 in the box and help pay for shipping.

 

Sent my vf39 off to six star speed. Gonna comeback wrinkle red. I'll let y'all know if it explodes on me.

 

LOL! I loved that last part lol. How much did it end up costing you, if you don't mind me asking.

 

The problem was never that VFs couldn't be rebuilt, it was that the parts to do so weren't available in the US. However they have been for a few years now, so you can get one rebuilt.

Six Star is local to me.

 

$548 for rebuild, gaskets, and wrinkle red coating. I didn't see any shipping charge. I also paid $94 to 2nd day UPS it to them so should be there Monday.

 

Thats not bad at all. keep us in the loop. Since i havnt been able to drive the SS im finishing my TMIC, and contemplating putting in the TD04 i got, and was thinking of getting it rebuilt. Snagged it for 50$ spins fine and looks good, but if im doing all this work it be nice to have a "new" turbo. If that makes sense?

 

Email this bxx7t-4245779234@sale.craigslist.org A local Craigslist guy with like 2 fresh rebuilt td04. $250 but he might knock price down if your trade a core plus cash. I know he offered $150 if I have him my vf39 but he wasn't down for the waste gate crack.

I nearly bought on but then I would of had to have PDX modify a cobb stg2 map to accommodate for the mods I have that the map doesn't account for and I wasn't down for lower power so I saved a little $$ and sent her off.

 

I might have to hit him up, 150 thats a heck of a deal. Thanks for the info man!