Hi, I have an extra turbo from an EA82T so I think it's an IHI VF7 if I recall correctly. It looks like it was blowing oil everywhere (never had it in a car), as the wastegate actuator digaphram was filled with oil, and there was oil everywhere in the output side. I pulled it apart just for the heck of it, and haven't pulled the actual shaft out yet because I don't have a torx bit that small, but It looks like it's just a oil seal somewhere or the output impeller isn't sealing against the oil pickup quite right......am I going to knock it out of whack just replacing 1 oil seal or the output impeller, or will just taking the shaft out knock it out?

 

And NO this is not the turbo in the wagon I am selling!!! The one that's in there works fine!

 

 

Thanks

 

Rick

If you dismantle any of the rotating components the shaft will have to be balanced again. If you can do it without, it will be ok.

Rotating components eh? *cough* like the output impeller? oops! Well I am gonna need to tear it down anyway, so I guess I'll have to get it re-balanced when I am done. I'll have to price it out and see if it's easier to get a whole other turbo.

 

 

Thanks

 

Rick