A Big problem! Turbo shaft snapped.

EclipseGST · 06-26-2005

I've never seen or heard of this happening before. I was working on my car, checking for boost leaks the other night, finished it up and was about to go do a couple pulls. Well I started my car and 2 mins later I heard a pop so I shut it off right away again. Went and started checking everything and couldnt find anything wrong but I could hear sizziling in by the O2 housing. So I took off the down pipe and a bunch of oil was dripping out. My first thought was head gasket, so I pulled the turbo. No oil in the manifold so I feared the worst. Turbo was toast, but how could it just die on start up when it was fine when I pulled the car in the garage?? So I reached in and the compressor wheel was loose as all hell, but it felt different, I couldnt feel the bolt holding it on. So I looked and sure as hell it wasnt there. Looked in my intake pipe and there it sat. So I pulled the turbo out, took off the turbine housing and the turbine wheel and shaft came out with it leaving the compressor wheel inside the compressor housing still. So my question is, can I just get a shaft with a new turbine wheel or do I have to buy a whole new turbo now?

The numbers on the turbo read:

Compressor housing: M24 .70A/R
Turbine housing: Precsion (no numbers)
Compressor wheel: 925
Turbine wheel: 869
Inside the Compressor housing: ILEO3518

Now when I picked up this turbo the guy told me it was a FP58 (older version of the 3065, but without ball bearings)

Here are some pictures I took. I can get more if needed but I just want to know how I can fix it without going and buying another turbo. I dont know if you guys at Elite could get any parts but anything is better than nothing.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...1/DSC00451.jpg

The number inside the compressor housing:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...1/DSC00457.jpg

Thanks guys.

**JET** · 06-26-2005

I would call Robert at FP and see if they will do anything for ya. They are good guys so they would probably hook you up with a cheap fix at the least.

EclipseGST · 06-27-2005

Well, talked to FP this morning. Robert wasnt in so I talked to some other dude that was a dick and didnt want to help me. Anyways its going to be about $205 for a new shaft and turbine wheel. Atleast it will finally be fixed!

Raptor · 06-28-2005

Get it balanced after you put it back together. PM me and I will tell you where.

Raptor · 06-28-2005

Get it balanced before you put it back together. PM me and I will tell you where.

john · 07-01-2005

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Originally Posted by Raptor

Get it balanced before you put it back together. PM me and I will tell you where.

You only have to tell me once

**Kracka** · 07-01-2005

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Originally Posted by EclipseGST

I talked to some other dude that was a dick and didnt want to help me.

Thats pretty much all I hear about the customer service at FP, I'd personally never do business there much for the same reasons as I'll never deal with TRE again. Anyways, your problem sounds like faulty assembly on FP's part, but of course they will accept no responsibility since obviously the turbo is a few years old and isn't supposed to last that long....oh wait, there are 15 year old 14B's and 9B's still rolling around and who-knows how old 12A's! Can anyone actually assemble a turbo correctly so it lasts? In the aftermarket, I have yet to whitness it.