Volvo 850 Turbo Rebuild Kit Options

Baptiste1106 · Post by **Baptiste1106** » 01 Sep 2014, 20:49

I believe my turbo needs a rebuild. Based on these photos, what do you think ? Where should i get the rebuild kit from ebay, ard tuning or kinugawa ?

Post by **tryingbe** » 01 Sep 2014, 21:32

When was the last time your PCV system have been serviced?

Post by **erikv11** » 01 Sep 2014, 21:55

If you wonder about the condition of the turbo, then pull the fresh air snorkel, reach in and check the turbine for shaft play. Check for in and out play, and side to side play. I am not sure the oil residue really tells you anything about the turbo.

For the record the turbos on these cars are very hardy, they can run a long time, but check it out.

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 01 Sep 2014, 22:15

Bad oil seals on the turbo itself will cause the car to smoke badly but it won't cause the turbo itself to get oily.

If you do decide to rebuild it buy the Mitsubishi kit or maybe the ARD kit. Many of the eBay kits are pretty bad but eBay is OK so long as it is indeed a Mitsubishi kit and not just listed with the Mitsubishi number - read the listing carefully.

I don't know anything about the ARD kit but I can't imagine them sending out junk.

...Lee

Baptiste1106 · Post by **Baptiste1106** » 02 Sep 2014, 08:54

@ Ozark Lee... My car isn't smoking but I smell oil thru my cabin and the identical smell out the exhaust. I showed these same photos to my Volvo mechanic and he said its def the turbo seals. I also pulled the fresh air snorkel and there was a puddle of oil in the snorkel

Post by **cn90** » 20 Oct 2014, 08:03

I have a question for the Turbo gurus...

The background:
- My 1998 S70 GLT with 165K miles drinks 1qt/1,000 miles.
- My 2005 XC90 2.5T with 85K miles drinks 1qt/1,500 miles.

From my reading of this topic:

1. When do you expect the Turbo to be rebuilt?

2. According to this Volvo tech, they see the turbo seals failure at 110K+, is this true?
http://www.justanswer.com/volvo/8p3iy-o ... miles.html

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Volvo Tech wrote:...It's fairly common around your mileage 110k-130k to see the turbo fail.
At a dealer it will be close to 2 grand to replace. The part is 1100 bucks plus 7.3 hours labor.

Post by **tryingbe** » 20 Oct 2014, 09:49

cn90 wrote:I have a question for the Turbo gurus...

The background:
- My 1998 S70 GLT with 165K miles drinks 1qt/1,000 miles.
- My 2005 XC90 2.5T with 85K miles drinks 1qt/1,500 miles.

From my reading of this topic:

1. When do you expect the Turbo to be rebuilt?

2. According to this Volvo tech, they see the turbo seals failure at 110K+, is this true?
http://www.justanswer.com/volvo/8p3iy-o ... miles.html

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Volvo Tech wrote:...It's fairly common around your mileage 110k-130k to see the turbo fail.
At a dealer it will be close to 2 grand to replace. The part is 1100 bucks plus 7.3 hours labor.

Are both car's PCV system serviced lately?

Post by **cn90** » 20 Oct 2014, 11:07

Yes,

Both cars had the PCV system overhauled 1yr ago.

Post by **Clemens** » 17 Jan 2022, 05:49

So, 8 years later the options for 15G rebuild kits are probably worse than ever.
ARD is not active anymore, so where could I get a quality rebuild kit or a rebuilt 15G or a known working 15G?

Post by **abscate** » 17 Jan 2022, 09:26

I think I have one in my stash