Check your turbo for cracks !

morgie · Post by **morgie** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 3:30 am

I took my VF11 and TD04 to a turbo specialist, to have an idea of their condition.

He told me "The VF11 has a real bad habit of cracking on the turbine houssing..." and after a quick look at mine (140 000km), we saw that is was all cracked.

So... take a look at this ! hehe it may not be a enormus problem, but at long term, the housing will bent due to cracking, and sleeves will wear quicker.

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 7:11 am

Got pics?

morgie · Post by **morgie** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 3:02 pm

will try to take some this evening

morgie · Post by **morgie** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 1:50 am

All hirez pics can be found at this url :
http://public.fotki.com/morgie/morgie/l ... 11-cracks/
click on the "get originally uploaded picture" link under each picture

vrg3 · Post by **vrg3** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 2:03 am

Wow. I can't tell from the pictures; do the cracks go all the way through? Can exhaust leak through them?

morgie · Post by **morgie** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 2:41 am

The cracks on the 2 first pictures are not at the same place.. #1 is on the left side , #2 is on top and on the right side.

Loz · Post by **Loz** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 12:50 pm

mine has acrack in it too... gutted as I only found out when the car was stolen and caught by the police (this was last week, had the car 5 days at that time...).

The scumbags that took it blew the clutch so the guys fixing it got to give her the once over and found an old established (ie rusting) crack in the houseing. said it will be fine until it goes and then I'll need a replacement unit that I shoudl probly have reconditioned. sound about right to you?

Loz

omahasubaru · Post by **omahasubaru** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 2:10 pm

I wouldn't spend the money on re-conditioning an cracked turbo if I were you.

Just pick up a new replacement (maybe upgraded?) turbo as well. Or find a good condition used stock one (try PM-ing impostor).

Jon

Matt Monson · Post by **Matt Monson** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 3:52 pm

Loz,
Where are you and what do you drive? That's a bummer about the thieves, but at least you got it back.

Try Deadbolt for a new or reconditioned one, including TD05's W/proper inlet. You can find them in the for sales...

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 6:22 pm

Maybe you could convince the insurance the turbo was damaged by the joyriders and get some turbo compensation for an upgrade or new OEM, although a used OEM should be easy to find. I have one, but am not ready to part with it yet.

Steve

DOA · Post by **DOA** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 7:07 pm

Looks more like a casting fault than an actual crack to me. Wouldnt worry too much about it unless the cracks go right thru, its just something that castings sometimes do when theyre either overstressed or particularly crap material is used (looks like the cause here). It would be interesting to see if a new one had the same cracks though as personnally I would think they probably would.

Loz · Post by **Loz** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 7:33 pm

[quote="Matt Monson"]Loz,
Where are you and what do you drive? quote]

Hello all!

I am in the Leeds Bradford Area and I drive a 92 Turbo estate. She is just great, why you would spend 4-20 times as much on an impreza is beyond me. unless its an "impress her" you are after. In which case I have that covered elsewhere...

Great forum!

Loz

j0nny · Post by **j0nny** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 4:09 am

stooopid question, i know, but I'm a noob when it comes to turbos...how does one find out what model of turbo is in the car? I'm driving a '94 Legacy GT (BD5)

Thanks

morgie · Post by **morgie** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 6:00 pm

All USDM Turbo legacy had the IHI VF11 as far as i know

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Check your turbo for cracks !

Check your turbo for cracks !