Standard Replacement Turbo

[MY95]

Would this fit onto a Standard GT15 end part (the one that fits onto the exhuast manifold)?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TURBOCHARGER-P...2ed70ed8f9

[Toms306]

That's an awful lot of money to waste on a 306 HDi!

You could buy 5 used turbo's and just swap them as and when and still not spend that much.

[MY95]

It is a lot
But its £75 each time for my mechanic to get them swapped
Might just look out for a lowish mileage turbo to be honest

[Piggy]

Flipping ek!!!

Just grab one for £50 off someome and swap it yaself! Couples hours works with a jack, axle stand and a few spanners

[Toms306]

Have you done a HDi turbo Piggy? Theres no access lol, quicker and easier to pull the engine out.

That said, I can't imagine your turbo is knackered Matt, more likely that after going to the effort of removing it, your mechanic has had to 'find' something wrong with it.

[Piggy]

Yeah done a couple.
Top and bottom engine mount off...
Rock it into the right place and get on with it!!

[MY95]

As said in another thread the bearings have gone, will take it to a proper turbo place for them to look at it
As you say Tom not the easiest job to change the turbo, especially for a begginer like me!

[Toms306]

Its easy to change, only bolts and a couple of hose clips lol. The problem is the access. Though looks like Piggy is offering.

Might be cheaper to have the bearings changed if it's already off? I don't know how much that'd cost though.

[Poodle]

A rebuild would probably cost just as much tbh, that's not a bad price for a remanufactured turbo.

[MY95]

Yeah the access is a bit of a pain!
Yeah think im going to just get the bearings changed, what GT15 is my one it says M9 Garrett 43?

[Piggy]

Considered an upgrade/fmic/remap if you investing so much cash into it?!

[MY95]

I have considered an FMIC and Map (Stage 2 Limited Torque), lowering engine parts life even more vs a Stage 1
Would cost quite a bit to get a GT17 to fit on though, wouldnt be going full torque
Currently happy with a normal Stage 1 due to having the Rallye for Bwarps :p

[Piggy]

Could get a decent later gen GT15 vnt to fit lovely

[MY95]

Would it bolt up the exact same as a standard GT15? Which cars do the GT15 VNT's come from? Worth it for an extra few bhp?

[Piggy]

Do some research fella... Just would hate to see you dump £275 in ya hdi for no real benefit when that could go towards a strong stg2 hdi

[MY95]

That's the thing, not really wanting to dump that much into it on a standard GT15 so will most likely be getting mine repaired or a 2nd hand one, VNT's sound like too much of a faff for not much gain at a Stage 1/Stage 1+