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 Post subject: Are those $350 Ebay Turbos any good?
PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 6:40 pm 
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I'm thinking of replacing my turbo as a preventative maintenance item. I have 157k on mine and am worried it will blow one day on my commute to work.

Anybody have luck with a non-OEM turbo? If so, who has the most miles on one? I'm expecting to own the CRD for another 50k miles or so and don't want to spend $1,200 for OEM if I can help it.

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 Post subject: Re: Are those $350 Ebay Turbos any good?
PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 7:25 pm 
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No and turbo replacement is not preventive maintenance. Check turbo shaft play if ok then routine air filter changes: ck for rotted air box to turbo hose fix as needed; proper oil type/weight/change interval with quality oil filter; and follow recommended turbo cool down instructions and OEM turbo will last for years.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 7:56 pm 
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I bought my libby with a chinese crap knock off. I ripped that thing out of it as fast as i could. Its stressful as it is worrying about a valve dropping. Performance wise they work the same i think.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 8:00 pm 
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I've got 180k miles on my factory original turbo. Still going strong with no problems.

Run good oil and dont forget turbo cool down time.

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 Post subject: Re: Are those $350 Ebay Turbos any good?
PostPosted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 10:36 pm 
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Moderator, can you please clean this thread up? I'm only looking for responses to my original question from those who have a Chinese turbo on their Liberty.

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 Post subject: Re: Are those $350 Ebay Turbos any good?
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 8:51 am 
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I would be a lot more comfortable with an original 157K turbo than a brand new Chinese one. I think you're more likely to be on the side of the road if you change it.

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 Post subject: Re: Are those $350 Ebay Turbos any good?
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 9:23 am 
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Just to add my two pence worth, instead of a Chinese rebuilt unit, which can be stack em high and sell em cheap, why not try a reputable rebuilt unit?
Here in the uk, I have seen plenty of rebuilt units fitted and covering many thousands of miles without any grief.
My own crd is running a rebuilt unit that wasn't any deal dearer than the Chinese ones, and it's been great!
I know they say these units cannot be rebuilt, but many owners can't be wrong?


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 Post subject: Re: Are those $350 Ebay Turbos any good?
PostPosted: Wed Apr 20, 2016 11:48 am 
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Drewd wrote:
Moderator, can you please clean this thread up? I'm only looking for responses to my original question from those who have a Chinese turbo on their Liberty.

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Wow, you ask for help and then when it's not what you want to hear you want comments deleted?

Chinese turbos are junk. Why gamble with a 5k plus engine just to save $500 or so

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 Post subject: Re: Are those $350 Ebay Turbos any good?
PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 1:01 pm 
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I bought a Stigan at Turbo Charger Pros .com for about 600. It had a 2 YEAR warranty VS the 1 year of the Garrett. They are located in California. I will assume this turbo was manufactured in China, but with aa 2 year Warranty and no core return or charge, I figured I'd give one a try. The unit was a new, not a rebuilt one. Almost year and over 15K miles - no problems. The vane actuator was adjusted spot on and boost comes up much quicker than the old one. (AGE, I am sure) It is more than the 350 you mentioned, but still half of a Garrett. I am not saying they are the same quality as the OEM unit or knocking the original. At the time, it was what I could afford. (I got hit with 15 things at once around the house) I will say, so far it has been a good buy. I figured if it fails in 18 months, I will just claim it on the warranty. You must install a new oil feed line at the same time for the warranty. No big deal. I did not buy an EBAY turbo because I had read that they would not last. I hope this helps. Not exactly turbo you were talking about, but still half price. The link to their site is below. I did not see the 2 year warranty model listed anymore :shock: (not good) and they seem to be more expensive. I did not look very hard though.

http://www.turbochargerpros.com/ourproducts.html

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Sorry, double post

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Full AMSOIL treatment front to rear, skids,
Full Stainless Steel 3" Custom Exhaust, Gauges- (pillar) EGT, Boost, (overhead) Water temp, Trans temp, Oil pressure, ARP Studs, rocker and cam @ 139K, GDE tune,
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