now how does that turbo oil...all the turbos ive ever dealt with have to have oil pumped to them...the ones i deal with at work have oil and coolant to them...
I got interested in building a turbo jet-engine at one point, but couldn't find any sources of cheap turbos.
Local salvage yards all strip the turbos and blowers off cars they get, and send them to rebuilding companies for the core fees. The turbos that junkyards have are all thoroughly ruined, from rain getting into them through open intakes and seizing the bearings with rust. None of the local auto-parts stores I asked at sold turbo rebuild kits at all, they could only get new or re-manufactured turbos for prices of ~$1000+.
You can find used (pulls) turbos on eBay, as well as some rebuild kits. The eBay turbos were all at least $300-$350, which was more than I cared to spend, so I never did it. And most of the turbos you see on eBay, you still can't find any rebuild kits for..... So, you almost have to see what rebuild kits there are, and then buy
that model turbo + a few rebuild kits at once.
I did buy one junkyard one for $25, just to see what I would get. The bearings were very-much ruined, and the rotating parts were severely rusted.
If anyone knows anywhere to buy smaller/functional or rebuild-able turbos and rebuild kits (other than eBay) I'd love to hear about it.......
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