Ko4 turbo

[Boardy]

Hey there just after a bit of feed back on a potential new turbo for my seat Leon cupra r bam 225 2005. I have copied the link below, If you could have a look and let me know what you all think and point me in the right direction for a new turbo. The car is completely standard as it left the factory. With 51,000 miles on the clock.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/163899834040

thanks boardy

 

[Thai-wronghorse]

I'm curious as to whether you're just looking to upgrade for more power or if your original turbo had failed after only covering 51k miles?

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[itsmrjt]

Looks like a nice turbo tbf.. But you can pick a k04 turbo for about £90 off ebay. And that's new! But obviously I'd seek advice before buy one. Massage seller if it's better than the original k04 and ask to find out what kind of power delivery it will give you.

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[Boardy]

I'm curious as to whether you're just looking to upgrade for more power or if your original turbo had failed after only covering 51k miles?

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I’m not 100% sure what I want to do yet I would like to keep it as standard as I can with minimal upgrades that can be taken back to standard if necessary. Don’t want to go down the hybrid turbo way as I’m not after that much power. Turbo hasn’t failed yet got minimal white smoke out of the exhaust. Just wanted to know if this turbo was any good for a replacement at some point
Thanks boardy

 

[Boardy]

Looks like a nice turbo tbf.. But you can pick a k04 turbo for about £90 off ebay. And that's new! But obviously I'd seek advice before buy one. Massage seller if it's better than the original k04 and ask to find out what kind of power delivery it will give you.

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I have just emailed the seller and asked the question when he gets back to me I’ll let you know thankyou for your reply

 

[Boardy]

Looks like a nice turbo tbf.. But you can pick a k04 turbo for about £90 off ebay. And that's new! But obviously I'd seek advice before buy one. Massage seller if it's better than the original k04 and ask to find out what kind of power delivery it will give you.

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Turbocharger K04-0023S Seat Leon Audi A3 S3 TT 1.8 T 300HP billet wheel
Says this on the add mate

 

[Boardy]

Looks like a nice turbo tbf.. But you can pick a k04 turbo for about £90 off ebay. And that's new! But obviously I'd seek advice before buy one. Massage seller if it's better than the original k04 and ask to find out what kind of power delivery it will give you.

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hey mate could you send me a link to the ko4 turbo new one for £90 please ?

 

[Boardy]

Looks like a nice turbo tbf.. But you can pick a k04 turbo for about £90 off ebay. And that's new! But obviously I'd seek advice before buy one. Massage seller if it's better than the original k04 and ask to find out what kind of power delivery it will give you.

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hey mate the bloke got back to me and said yes it’s a bigger turbo and he said power delivery 300hp

 

[Thai-wronghorse]

Without even reading the blurb i can see that's not a standard impeller wheel so clearly some kind of hybrid.
Cheap Chinese hybrids are very hit and miss though and notoriously difficult to map well.

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[Thai-wronghorse]

Looks like a nice turbo tbf.. But you can pick a k04 turbo for about £90 off ebay. And that's new! But obviously I'd seek advice before buy one. Massage seller if it's better than the original k04 and ask to find out what kind of power delivery it will give you.

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Wow that must be ****!

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[itsmrjt]

Wow that must be ****!

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How do you tel what the correct turbo is then? I can put in 1.8t k04 turbo. Look at this for a start.

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[Brimfull]

How do you tel what the correct turbo is then? I can put in 1.8t k04 turbo. Look at this for a start. View attachment 10758

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The cheap price is often a give away that it is potentially a wrong un.

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[lightup]

I wouldnt bother with ebay turbos anyway since they use a lot of chinese garbage. Get a decent used one or a new one from a well known company. But thats my 2 cents

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[mty12345]

I agree with what the other lads have said, stay away from ebay turbos! The vast majority of the time they are cheap chinese copies and will probably grenade and send bits of shrapnel through your motor.

 

[Gokiwi64]

PerfectParts are Chinese !

As everyone has said stick with the big names - Theres 100 places popped up recently offering cheap turbo rebuilds - they almost all use Chinese chra's.

Owen developments, Beach buggy, Turbo technics etc

 

[Boardy]

Thankyou very much for all your replies definitely do not want a Chinese copy