wow, this is cool. it’s fine if you don’t wanna sell it for $25. didn’t know the thread could blow up to 4 pages so fast.
the rebuild kit is roughly that much, but the labour will be more depending on where you go and the actual condition of your turbo. most turbos that have blow-by (leaking oil) are due to worn out hotside piston rings or the shaft grove is worn out. not all turbos can be saved (rebuildable).
if you goto Bramall Turbo in markham, you spend about $180 after tax for:
- balance and clean shaft and turbine (can skip that if desired)
- clean bearing housing and machine seal
- machine shaft ring grove
- new oversized piston ring (the one from your rebuilt kit won’t do the job)
and all that does not include disassembly and putting it back together. if you wanna drop off a t25 to bramall and have them take care of everything, it will be $500… a new t25 is $700 the last time i asked
so if you want a brand new ‘rebuilt’ turbo done by yourself, you’re set back about $100 plus $180 and the cost of your core
if anyone want an idea on how to rebuild T25’s, i can send you some pics of my rebuilds