TE62 REBUILD

[V6sleeper]

Did you check for in/out shaft play on the turbo?

 

[TireFryer]

I think Scooby's on to something...that would be my next thought after seeing the pics and now reading I missed stuff in "the Kid's" concurrent engine thread. At 168K miles, I'd also conclude there's some wear. Plugs are clean over long term so I second what Scooby noted.

If you have no future use for the factory 8445 heads currently on the engine and you want to get rid of them, you might be close enough to Jason B. (turboNasty) to drop them off. His introductory thread highlighting the ported heads he is developing as an alternative to Champion (now that Tom's passed) was lost from the site's 2021 crash. maybe something to consider when the project is further along.

I have these…

 

[TireFryer]

Did you check for in/out shaft play on the turbo?

No shaft play. Aside the normal side to side for a JB turbo without oil psi

 

[V6sleeper]

No shaft play. Aside the normal side to side for a JB turbo without oil psi

So maybe your good to go

 

[WarWagon]

The color is odd for iron head, Are those entire heads painted? It looks too shiny to be just sand blasted or similar. Nice setup.

 

[mblum]

Depending on media type and size, a fine glass bead would leave a finish like that.

 

[TireFryer]

The color is odd for iron head, Are those entire heads painted? It looks too shiny to be just sand blasted or similar. Nice setup.

They’re painted black

 

[WarWagon]

They’re painted black

Where is the black? Maybe my vision is worse than I realize.

 

[TireFryer]

Where is the black? Maybe my vision is worse than I realize.

Oh. The other side is. The intake port side is just the iron I think.

 

[Mr.Spool]

Pull the turbo off the car and see if it still smokes.

 

[Mr.Spool]

As far as turbos go power goals are important,
Know how fast you want to go.
Get into the new stuff.
Rebuilding old teck is a mistake.
The new stuff spools faster and makes more power.
If you cant afford a newer turbo sit the car and wait till you can.

 

[T-type Jones]

I had my 6152 rebuilt @ Precision Turbo, The one I tried to sell you a couple years ago