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 300tdi Turbo, replace or rebuild? |
Sharpasaspoon
 9th Nov 2022 1:46pm
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Forum: Tdi · Replies: 14 · Views: 5040 · Subject: 300tdi Turbo, replace or rebuild? |
The end to this saga is I had the Garrett turbo rebuilt by Best Turbos of Oldbury. Good service.
They discovered a crack in the exhaust manifold, they supplied photos to prove, which was also evid ... |
| 300tdi bull horn leaking/removal |
Sharpasaspoon
27th Oct 2022 7:29pm
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Forum: Tdi · Replies: 3 · Views: 1902 · Subject: 300tdi bull horn leaking/removal |
| Removing the turbos/manifold in one piece isn't too bad. The 3 x nuts going into the exhaust can be tight but a MAP gas or blow lamp helps. I needed 20inches of extention bars to put a good 6 sided so ... |
| 300tdi Turbo, replace or rebuild? |
Sharpasaspoon
27th Oct 2022 6:26pm
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Forum: Tdi · Replies: 14 · Views: 5040 · Subject: 300tdi Turbo, replace or rebuild? |
| I recently did mine, replaced with a Garet turbo, I think, with a 300 TDI, you are never going to win a race, better to go down the reliable route and accept that an extra couple of miles an hour isn' ... |
| 300tdi Turbo, replace or rebuild? |
Sharpasaspoon
27th Oct 2022 6:25pm
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Forum: Tdi · Replies: 14 · Views: 5040 · Subject: 300tdi Turbo, replace or rebuild? |
| I am actually rebuilding my own currently with that exact hybrid turbo. Its a job I am starting to regret doing (It will all be worth it in the end..... I hope....). I think the difficulty of the jo ... |
| 300tdi Turbo, replace or rebuild? |
Sharpasaspoon
20th Oct 2022 9:44am
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Forum: Tdi · Replies: 14 · Views: 5040 · Subject: 300tdi Turbo, replace or rebuild? |
I went the DIY hybrid CHRA direction (as seen in the Fourby site above) on Miffy, but from Turbo Rebuild:
Thank you. That does look a good bit of kit and it retains my original UK Garrett casti ... |
| 300tdi Turbo, replace or rebuild? |
Sharpasaspoon
20th Oct 2022 9:40am
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Forum: Tdi · Replies: 14 · Views: 5040 · Subject: Re: 300tdi Turbo, replace or rebuild? |
https://www.defender2.net/gallery/albums/userpics/28964/IMG_4958.jpg
What was it that bounced around on top of that compressor wheel? Nut, Bolt...!?
I have no idea! It is not there now, I gu ... |
| 300tdi Turbo, replace or rebuild? |
Sharpasaspoon
18th Oct 2022 4:10pm
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Forum: Tdi · Replies: 14 · Views: 5040 · Subject: 300tdi Turbo, replace or rebuild? |
First post so please be gentle. My Garrett T250 - 04 has started to eat itself. Luckily I caught it before kenetic disassembly.
So, get it rebuilt or a nice new one? By the way, I shall not be get ... |
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