24OZ Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Hi guys, I picked up this KKK K26 turbo. I would like to know why inside the turbine it's very rough. This is how it looks: www.xiotis.com/turbo.JPG , if someone did this for a reason, then why? There is no shaft movement but it doesn't spin very smoothly by hand, could this be that it just needs lubrication? Worth using? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.I.jonas Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Hmm.looks like someone tried to do some porting,and i would say that they are not too good at it,where you get turbo from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monossi Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 That is exactly what a hasty port job looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24OZ Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 I got it for free with a turbo manifold i bought from ebay. It has a T3 flange welded on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismopick Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 ^^^ third on that crappy ass porting job. Take it to a local turbo shop & have them look at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24OZ Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 Well in that case, I'm not even going to bother using it. It was just the manifold that I was bidding on. The turbo was just a bonus. Thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.I.jonas Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Can i have it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24OZ Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 Well I have discovered that the turbo is definately shot as the seals are leaking over the turbine wheel, I will probably just open it up as I'd like to get to know my way round turbo internals and see if I can discover what went wrong. Why did you want it? I can send you pictures of the insides if that's what you are after? Here is some external pics of the turbo, as you can see its not the nicest of things. What do people think of the T3 flange? www.xiotis.com/turbo1.JPG www.xiotis.com/turbo2.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFancypants Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Wowie... looks like someone welded on a custom flange directly to the turbine inlet then tried to port the inside to match. Cant say I've ever seen that before! - Greg - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.I.jonas Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Why did you want it? Cuz free tubos are sweet,although that one really isnt looking too hot,even for free lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrommitZ Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 That turbo really doesn't look that bad, but it's probably small for a Z. The turbine housing and it's studs don't look rusted. The turbine wheel looks like it never grounded. No play is good, but the roughness could mean a damaged turbine shaft or housing. The port job can be cleaned up and will have a more consistant AR than an internally wastegated one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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