turbo seals

[knightrider56]

does anyone have any pics on turbo seals, or wear they are located?

[Indiana]

they usually get so coated with coked burned oil that's why they go bad but the bearings wear and the seals can't seal, there is NO such thing as a "water" seal in a mitsubishi turbo cartridge

 

the rear seal is just a tiny thin metal band that rides in a groove, so is the front one

 

the rear one

http://www.b2600turbo.com/images/IM001402.JPG

front one

http://www.b2600turbo.com/images/IM001447.JPG

 

you can clean up an old turn, removed the burned oil and sometimes FIX the problem completely, you'll need a wire wheel attachement on a bench grinder to make it easy, a media blaster gets the cardon off the turbine blades and some polishing compound for the shaft and a brush on a dremel tool to clean the cartridge and oil grooves

 

http://www.b2600turbo.com/truck_20g.htm

 

all cartridges for mitsu turbos are pretty much the same that link will show you one torn down

 

I've also taken parts from dead turbos and made good ones

 

http://www.b2600turbo.com/images/IM009620.JPG

[knightrider56]

thank you indiana...... that is truly helpful information, do you know wear i can get rebuild kit for S16g Edited July 7, 2008 by knightrider56

[Indiana]

double ck, you should have a curved back compressor wheel on a big 16g, don't remove the two inner small snap rings they are a pain to get back in and don't really wear at all they just keep the bearings from moving around too much and falling into the center of the shaft cause they float in oil already

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Turbo-Rebui...1QQcmdZViewItem