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by **88.4ageGT** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 1:02 am

Sorry i know its not a toyota but i thought you guys would know about this aswell

soo a friend of mine offered me a b4 subaru so less than 1000 but its got a blown turbo :/
soi just wanted to get thoughts on it. Car hasnt done many km has had a cam belt done and is in quite good condition

Is it worth buying?
how hard it to replace the turbo?
anything else i should check?

by **STR** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:26 am

Any idea which turbo it was running?
Some Subaru turbos (made by IHI) are stupidly expensive. I had a VF38 on my KP60 and when I blew that, the only new one I could find in NZ was $2800...
IHI don't sell rebuild kits either.

by **88.4ageGT** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:45 am

no not sure i was going to get a second hand one tho?

by **Nuty|Mike** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:50 am

B4 should be twin turbo ?
Usually quite cheap for second hand bits through www.subaruspeed.co.nz

by **88.4ageGT** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:59 am

yeap twin turbo

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:04 am

Will be the primary turbo that's shot, should be able to get one from a wrecker for ~$300. Probably a day's work at home to swap?

by **88.4ageGT** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:05 am

Dell'Orto wrote:Will be the primary turbo that's shot, should be able to get one from a wrecker for ~$300. Probably a day's work at home to swap?

Do you think a average person that knows alittle about cars could do the turbo swap or you really need to be a mechanic?
I just don't really wanna start something I cant finish

Website · by Al » Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:08 am

I bet its got more issues than just a blown turbo.

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:15 pm

88.4ageGT wrote:
Dell'Orto wrote:Will be the primary turbo that's shot, should be able to get one from a wrecker for ~$300. Probably a day's work at home to swap?

Do you think a average person that knows alittle about cars could do the turbo swap or you really need to be a mechanic?
I just don't really wanna start something I cant finish

It's just a matter of undoing bolts, it's not rocket science

Also test drive it first just to make sure that is it's only issue - they're not the most reliable of motors when they aren't looked after

by **88.4ageGT** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:53 pm

ive driven it already. and the problem was the seal on the turbo intake side was leaking so oil was going into side when the turbo spooled up. so the garge that looked at it said

by **strx7** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 9:15 pm

the going rate for a primary turbo weather it be a vf25, vf31 or vf33 is between 425+ gst through to $600+gst depending on which one it is.

OMG so shiny! · by **Dell'Orto** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:45 pm

Really, better tell the local wreckers to up their rates then :lol:

by **Lloyd** » Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:47 pm

"But they're only $50 on trademe bro. You c***s are ripoffs as"

by **Townace** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 9:03 pm

"FUUUU thats expensive, I can get one for 1/3 that at Pickapart"

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