LLY: LLY Turbo problems

04D_MAX

04D_MAX

force fed
Sep 10, 2012
384
0
0
SOUTH GA
I need some help with an issue on a turbo I just replaced. I bought a used one off of eBay (I know it was risky). And the first thing I noticed was a loud roar at acceleration. Almost like a bad bearing noise. Also when I shut it down you can hear it making the same noise as the wheel spins and comes to a stop. The wheel has probably a 1/16th of an inch of play side to side but so did my old turbo and it never sounded like this, ( I replaced it due to stuck vanes). I don't want to contact the seller until I can get some insight on the turbo and see if I might of done something wrong installing it. I also put a pro fab egr delete and a lb7 passenger up pipe. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks
 
04D_MAX

04D_MAX

force fed
Sep 10, 2012
384
0
0
SOUTH GA
With my old one when you turn the compressor wheel it doesn't spin smoothly as it should( half turn and it feels like its grabbing or binding up) so I figured there was more to it than just stuck vanes
 
04D_MAX

04D_MAX

force fed
Sep 10, 2012
384
0
0
SOUTH GA
Is it possible that I just haven't ran it long enough and the bearings weren't oiled good yet? I only drove it a few miles and it didn't really get up to operating temperature.
 
04D_MAX

04D_MAX

force fed
Sep 10, 2012
384
0
0
SOUTH GA
If I move the wheel to towards the housing i t doesn't touch, but I can't see the exhaust side that's where the noise is coming from
 
04D_MAX

04D_MAX

force fed
Sep 10, 2012
384
0
0
SOUTH GA
I'll take one later today, I contacted the seller and he acted like he would make it right. Hopefully I'll get my money back on it, I definitely learned my lesson after all the time I spent swapping out these turbos.
 
x MadMAX DIESEL

x MadMAX DIESEL

<<<< No Horsepower
Dec 30, 2008
7,535
1
38
34
Lexington, Ky
If its been sitting in his garage I bet the bearings got alittle trash on them. Samething happened to me after buying a used one. My compressor ate into the housing.
 
04D_MAX

04D_MAX

force fed
Sep 10, 2012
384
0
0
SOUTH GA
Pulled the turbo this afternoon, it has a good bit of contact in the exhaust housing. Talked to the seller he said he would give me a full refund. So need less to say I learned my lesson. Does anyone have a good used stock turbo for sale?
 
Andrew

Andrew

Costly Obsessions
Aug 7, 2013
275
0
0
delaware
I have one off a lbz that was in perfect condition when i took it off an has no shaft play iirc but idk if it will cross over on your lly
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom