Turbo bearing cage fail

[whytie]

Removed my turbo today

 

[vpulsar]

that's why i've gone for a bronze bearing cage with my new turbo

 

[MarkTurbo]

Let me guess, garrett gt series turbo?

Mine did the same thing, the plastic cages aren't fit for use in a road car let alone anything that gets driven a bit harder!

 

[red reading]

That's why you get a bronze bearing conversion and a pre turbo oil filter in the feed line.

 

[whytie]

Thanks for the advice red.

i have a brand new 3071r with bearing cage conversion and in line filter here to replace it.

The turbo that failed was a md214 turbo dynamics. I'll prob get it rebuilt for a spare, do they do the bronze cage conversion?

 

[red reading]

Yes, I won't fit a turbo with out them, there is a rumour that the later garrett turbos have them as standard but I am yet to see it proven.

 

[whytie]

I found all those bits in my oil return line, fingers crossed it hasn't done any damage to my engine

 

[red reading]

Pull the steel sump pan off and clean it out and clean the oil pump pick up gauze as well as it will be in there along with the ball bearings.

 

[whytie]

Yeah I'll defo take oil pan off and clean it out before I do anything else

 

[grim_d]

Yes, I won't fit a turbo with out them, there is a rumour that the later garrett turbos have them as standard but I am yet to see it proven.

Good news for me then. ;-)



Doesn't seem to have cropped up on here for a while but still shocking that they make plastic cages, just like everyone else though trying to push their luck making things out of plastic.

Fingers crossed Davie nothing has found it's way too deep into your engine.

 

[MarkTurbo]

I still keep meaning to email garrett with the pictures of when i stripped mine and see what rubbish or comedy excuse they come up with :lol:

This was some of the bits of mine, luckily it all stayed in the sump.

 

[Makaveli_se7en]

Its not plastic its "Phenolic" :lol: