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Yeah. I'm not buying anything from this forum. I've already had a bad experience when I bought a head from here a few years ago. Pictures showed it was in great condition. When it shipped. I opened the box and the head looked like someone beat the hell out of it with a hammer and it was cracked...

I gutted the turbo today. Surprisingly easy to dismantle the turbo while its still mounted to the exhaust manifold. Found my culprit as well...There was NO oil seal. Guessing it disintegrated. The turbine had so much play that the exhaust side was chipped in several spots. The compressor wheel...

Bolt is actually a M12 x 1.25. Tried ACE hardware. Had the bolt but way too long. Went to Lowes. Found one thats close to the same length but I bought a nut and threaded it all the way to the head of the bolt to shorten the length. Works great. No leaks. By stopping the oil flow with this...

Yea I could. But, I'm worried about balancing and whatnot. I'd rather get it repaired correctly by purchasing a new turbo.

Sweet. I will try this and post an update for future applications. Thanks for the help in the right direction.

Which line is oil feed? Ribbed line or Banjo bolt line?

Sounds good. I don't care about how much work it takes. I have more than enough time on the weekend to do this. Also have to mention that this is my DD for work. So thats another reason why I'm doing this. To keep from blowing smoke all over the highway and other cars. Plus it clouds up the...

LOL. Yeah. I'm reading the replies and thinking why would I buy another turbo when I said I couldn't right now. @Planemos: As far as removing the exhaust side turbine... What about intake side? Could I let it spin freely to keep from having any intake air restriction? And IJ. I know...

Help needed with best way to run supra without turbo temporarily. I've done some searches. Most I've come up with is creating a dummy turbo. My issue: Turbine is bent in a few places. Started smoking heavily (definately oil smoke). To confirm it was infact the turbo causing the smoke. I...