ok51mon said:
Stubbsy996 said:
Had my 996t serviced by a renowned specialist in August at 71,679 miles. Their report included:
"Turbocharger cores corroded, and Bank 2 turbo has small hole in the core and bank 2 actuator rod broken after wastegate – Not causing an issue at the moment, but be aware that the car will require a turbo refresh in the future – To give you an idea of cost involved - To remove the turbos, fully refurbish, and refit with all new oil lines, check valves and heatsheilds is £4400+VAT"
Ouch!
There is no performance issue at present as the car still goes like a scolded cat!!
Just wondered if anyone has any thoughts on this before I go ahead and bite the bullet?
Here is what I want you to do OP.
Phone - AET turbo's or Universal Turbo these are both renowned turbo builders who regularly feature on Car SOS and Wheeler Dealers.
You'll probably be surprised by how inexpensive it is to have a set of K16 turbo's rebuilt back to OEM standard. Hybrid builds are a different story of expense..
Now, the remainder of that fee will be placed on labour of removing and replacing the 12 bolts (6 for each turbo) from the car.
The garage will probably say that the bolts will be corroded on (and they probably will be) and that what takes the extra £3400 labour to remove and replace those turbos.
There's is a lot of smoke and mirrors in the Porsche Independent world so please ensure you are clear and understand exactly what job you are paying for.
If you have anymore questions feel free to PM me.
Alternatively Im happy to have an open conversation on here if it benefits others.
All the Best
S
There is no smoke or mirrors in the Indy work Simon, just a proper way of doing it.
So you think £3400 in labour - really ?
£400 for each turbo refurb? I have yet to have any turbo refurbed back to new for even close to that - remind me how much a set of actuators are from Porsche ? Iirc they are £310 each, oil lines, vent lines , check valves , catch can are about £460 on each side alone never mind the turbos themselves.
When you replace a turbo you always replace all the lines because they are full of carbon deposits - seen a new turbo blow in 2 minutes at another independent who ignored my advice and tried to do it on the cheap. You leave those deposits in the lines and you reduce the life of the turbos.
As to 6 bolts - any decent place is removing the manifolds and replacing all the bolts at the same time.
Then boost leak, datalogging and testing after installation.
It is what Porsche do when they resolve except they charge £9200 plus vat and we charge £4400 plus vat.
There is a cheap way and a proper way.