KO3/K16 turbos, need help
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KO3/K16 turbos, need help
When I bought my car I was told that the turbos are Ko3/K16. I have a turbo leaking oil now and I would like to rebuild the turbos but I haven't found any info on any ko3/k16 that is useful.
Does anyone know where I can get a rebuild kit for these turbos or can they be rebuilt with a kit for ko3s?
Please don't tell me to just get some Ko4s I don't want to spend that much money at this time.
Thanks for any help.
Does anyone know where I can get a rebuild kit for these turbos or can they be rebuilt with a kit for ko3s?
Please don't tell me to just get some Ko4s I don't want to spend that much money at this time.
Thanks for any help.
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Honestly, you're probably not going to get any other answer than that. NO-BODY rebuilds the K03s,
because they aren't worth it. If you DO find a rebuild kit, they're going to fail anyway. Your best bet is to keep driving on the leaking K03 & ***** yourself out enough to pay for K04s; for reliability's sake, if nothing else. The motor's got to come out either way, so why make it that much harder on yourself?
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Re: Honestly, you're probably not going to get any other answer than that. NO-BODY rebuilds the K03s
I'm not looking for someone to rebuild them for me. I want to do it my self with a rebuild kit that I can buy like this one http://www.gpopshop.com/kkkkits.html
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You can't unless you have the machine to balance them. Search "Mental K03 rebuild" to see
what happens when you do a rebuild yourself. Cliff Notes - they blow very quickly.
I'm pretty certain most of the tuners even outsource their turbo rebuilds.
Check out this vid from Blouch on what goes into rebuilding a turbo.<ul><li><a href="http://www.blouchturbo.com/video/">http://www.blouchturbo.com/video/</a</li></ul>
I'm pretty certain most of the tuners even outsource their turbo rebuilds.
Check out this vid from Blouch on what goes into rebuilding a turbo.<ul><li><a href="http://www.blouchturbo.com/video/">http://www.blouchturbo.com/video/</a</li></ul>
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K16 wheels don't fit in K03's, maybe they're Audspeed K04/K03's?
Regardless, unless you have damaged a housing, most turbo shops can rebuild them with new wheels if they know what they are.
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