thats the worst thing about buying second hand turbos, you don't know what abuse has been dished out to them,you could literally buy 10 second hand turbos and not get a decent one in the bunch. Best thing to do is get one reco'ed so you know you've got a half decent one, so you know you've got one that will last you a fair while.

i find its a level of trust is a big factor on any forum,
its not only the money thats a worrie sending off its the parts you receiving if there any good or not,...

i havent come across any problem as yet with any member,
but it only take one to stuff it for others

as for your turbo and been over a year ago you got it.......goodluck

If the oil to the turbo wasn't working right, it could have seized even after just two runnings?

Its a shame that the turbo has seized, but I have sold a lot of car parts in good faith to guys on this forum, if someone came back over a year later with a grievance about a mechanical part, I don't know how much responsibility I would want to take for it.

If you bought it at the wreckers they would most likely tell you to tell your story walking.

If the seller was still able to contact the guy who reconditioned it, he might offer to have a look at it for you free of charge, but you would be counting on the guys good nature as used high performance car parts dont have long warranties.

wat turbo is it and wat did you pay ?

the turbo is a t25 stock ca turbo i think i payed 150 for. it was about 9 months ago when i got it and whats pissed me off the most is that i got this turbo in order to iliminate a problem in my car as my previous turbo shat itself and my motor was running the best due to the carby so once i got this turbo and i took along time putting it on making sure everything was right. but yeah thinking that i got a good turbo and now my motor was still running bad if not worse led me to believe there may have been more problems with it other than just the carby. i dont expect to get a refund or whatever its just that when you buy something hoping to solve a problem but doesnt then you give up on it and then find out some time down the track that youve been ripped off

pic of turbo showing the front wheel plz :)

what do you need the pick for?

well a photo will show if its been rebuilt or not ,

a ca t25 turbo would have worn down fins but if its rebuilt should be mint

Harzut?...
what sort of turbo set-up are you running on the A-series?
I run a draw-thru carb. set-up and these type of set-up require a carbon front oil seal as opposed to the std. dymanic (piston ring) type seal. Without this carbon seal the vacuum from the inlet and the closed throttle butterfly on the carb cause the oil from the turbo core to be sucked into engine.
But as I think I can see an intercooler in your avatar I doubt you running this type of set-up if this is indeed the car in question?
I`v been stung a few times with `sight unseen turbo purchases`, I bought a T3/4 hybrid (which had been "re-built") I fitted over sized bearings and had the shaft re-ground. I then had to buy a mistsashiti scorpion to fit it to (because the manifolds looked to good to bin).
The latest and greatest tarbin I bought was an ebay "chinese" item, I cost me $200 on the front door (tas.), It was way too big for the A-Series, So I fitted a SIV rx7 compressor cover and fitted it to my 280c.
I know thats not much help, But chin up dude and " Always speak soft, sweet words.....Because one day you might have to eat them."

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