is this turbo nakered??

[ttothec]

just some opinions please, bought this k03s, apparantly only had done 20,000 miles or so, just wondered what ur thoughts were as to its condition

ive not seen what a used turbo should look like, so am worried that this one is pooped! there a few "dings" on the blades and a few light scores around the housing, ive tried circling them

other than that, the spindle is straight, and just the right amount of play...

any help would be much appreciated

 

[jsparks]

doesnt look like "serious" damage, but ive seen better for 20k miles. Looks like theyve had an open cone filter or something thats sucked crap down the intake.

I wouldnt have advertised it as excellent working condition if he did.

 

[JIMYU]

hmm not sure I'd be too keen on fitting that tbh. I'm no expert but it's obviously seen better days.

My old k03 with almost 70k on looked perfect when I took it off and that had an open cone for 60k miles...and my 50k k03s was also immaculate.

 

[ttothec]

hmm not sure I'd be too keen on fitting that tbh. I'm no expert but it's obviously seen better days.

My old k03 with almost 70k on looked perfect when I took it off and that had an open cone for 60k miles...and my 50k k03s was also immaculate.

yeh, exactly what i was thinking...

 

[JIMYU]

did you get it cheap? ebay?

think i'd re-sell it on ebay (not with that photo lol) and get another to be safe

 

[Havok316]

did you get it cheap? ebay?

think i'd re-sell it on ebay (not with that photo lol) and get another to be safe

i wont bid on that one then

 

[JIMYU]

lol. the amount of dodgey turbos i've seen on ebay is unbelievable...one more in the mixer won't hurt

you do have to be so careful on the bay these days.

 

[ttothec]

yeh got it on flea bay... the guy selling it was pretty vague with the description, so i emailed him and asked about the cond... he said he was a mechanic, and that the turbo was good cond... so i assumed he knew what he was talking about...

good condition for a piece of scrap metal maybe?!?!

gonna hassle him for a refund first