Turbo being replaced under warranty

[Dave]

Well the turbo seals have given up the ghost, there is oil everywhere near the pipe that runs off the intake to the turbo.

This has been only getting worse over the last 10,000kms

Toyota inspected it today to tell me it will be replaced under warranty, $3500 for a new turbo sounds pricey, only have 8,000kms to go until the warranty runs out too!

[Quinny34]

Have any of the guys who work on these in the mines seen many other turbo's go? Hopefully this is one of a very few to report this issue.

Glad to hear it was under warranty...

[Dave]

The Toyota service center I go through has never replaced one before... hmm

[shane308]

yeah dave, but one of the toyota dealers here told me there is no problem with the clutches in these thing to.

[4Hilux]

You have'nt had a real good run with that one Dave..............

[JuJu]

yeah dave, but one of the toyota dealers here told me there is no problem with the clutches in these thing to.

mmmmm Deja Vu.....

[Dave]

Well the new turbo got fitted today.. hopefully this one will last a bit longer.. only have a few hundred k's left before the warranty is out too.

[MONSTERHILUX]

dam dave i could of got for you a larger turbo replacment as a direct bolt on.

[Steve9R]

not as cheap as 'warranty replacement' though i bet !

[MONSTERHILUX]

$3500 dollars......
is that what you paid?

dayum bro i could of got you my turbo for $999USD

[lindlakebusa]

looks like my turbo is on it way out to my 4x4 is using lots of oil and cutting out to limp mode and no warranty it and 05

[Dave]

Nah, guys it was replaced under warranty.. they claimed the turbo assembly was $3500 incl fitting, craziness - I wouldn't have paid that much.

spewing lindlakebusa, speak to MonsterHilux for an aftermarket turbo he'll hook you up with a goodie.

[MONSTERHILUX]

Lindlakebusa,
would you like a turbo upgrade, you need a powerful piggyback system to run it and a larger intercooler. for gains of 50+hp and about 150nm of torque. so your 163hp will be around 210-220hp. and about 480-520nm of torque.

if you want more power than that i have many options. just tell me what you want.

[lindlakebusa]

i have disel gas on my hilux now all i need is a new turbo

[lindlakebusa]

$3500 dollars......
is that what you paid?

dayum bro i could of got you my turbo for $999USD

where can i get this turbo i need one in one week

[ROBBO85]

Have any of the guys who work on these in the mines seen many other turbo's go? Hopefully this is one of a very few to report this issue.

Glad to hear it was under warranty...

when i got my lux a gave it a check before i took it in for the initial inspection and it was leaking at only 4500km

[lindlakebusa]

just a update looks like it was not my turbo but the engine it blew up in qld no comp in number 3 piston blowing heaps off smoke i now have to wait for my hilux to ome from qld before i no what is wrong

[Steve9R]

ugh that sux... howd it happen ? were you doing anything strenous to it ? how many kms have you done in it ?

[ScotsMan]

it apears toyota turbo's have gone up in price like everything else i have a mate who is having his replaced under warranty but the dealership told him the parts alone were $3700

[Dave]

Hmm bugger that sucks mate, mines got another 1,000kms then it's out of warranty and now my rear axle has been bent somehow.. it's going back in next week to be fixed, the axle seal has been leaking for many months and they replaced the bearings and seal initially 12 months ago when it started, then it happened again 6 months later and now its leaking heaps again.
And all of a sudden I have lost allot of power for no reason, hopefully get that inspected next week also.. the dramas I've had is driving me crazy.. might be looking at a V6 auto next...