Cleaning a turbo.

[kris]

I just picked up a turbo off a Starion. While I am waiting for some other parts to get in, I wanted to clean this turbo up some. It seems to have alot of carbon buildup, dirt, etc. on it. When I pull it apart to inspect everything, is it okay to clean everything off? If it's okay to do that, is there anything I should not do to prevent any types of damage?

Thanks

[Rgacke]

definetly don't let any dirt get inside. My friend caped his up and used a dremel to lightly "sand" the outter housing, looks like new. As for the inside, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. If its just the housings its not a big deal, you can remove and clean 'em but store the cartridge in a zip-lock bag or something, don't get crud on/in it. After you get the turbo hooked up run the drain line to a bucket and just crank over the engine so dust/dirt will come out and you can tell if theres any obstructions in the turbo. hope this helps

[kris]

Originally posted by Rgacke
definetly don't let any dirt get inside. My friend caped his up and used a dremel to lightly "sand" the outter housing, looks like new. As for the inside, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. If its just the housings its not a big deal, you can remove and clean 'em but store the cartridge in a zip-lock bag or something, don't get crud on/in it. After you get the turbo hooked up run the drain line to a bucket and just crank over the engine so dust/dirt will come out and you can tell if theres any obstructions in the turbo. hope this helps

Good idea on letting it just pump through. I just pulled the housing off and cleaned it up with the dremel. Now it looks good.

[jdblack1]

polish and clean was just time consuming/about 3hrs

[kris]

Originally posted by jdblack1


polish and clean was just time consuming/about 3hrs

Nice, where did you get your adapter plate, or did you make it yourself?

[jdblack1]

made it myself

[Tominos]

what tools machines do you need to make the adapter plate yourself? also where can you get the metal for the adapter plate, i don't know since the metal is pretty thick(1/2")