14-06-2013, 07:58 AM
(13-06-2013, 09:58 PM)Piggy Wrote: its not easy chap...taken months of searching and research for many of us
^^This. Hate to say it but if you've taken a plunge on something you haven't researched enough it's not the seller's fault. Mine came from a Vivaro, they came with various other turbo's too but if you ask for ALL the ID numbers on the turbo before you buy it you'll find something you can cross reference.
Dieselevante is a massively useful tool to find out what cars/vans came with what turbos. I don't understand why you're placing part of the blame on that site? You searched for a GT2056S, you were given suggestions of what it was fitted to. Nothing was to say they were the only turbos used on them?
And yes Ruan has been throwing loads of hints around about the GT's, they're good turbos within their own rights, but I can see this getting boring and every lady garden fitting one, they'd be the next TD04 if they were easier to get hold of..
FWIW.. I was first