SweetTea41 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 After replacing a lot of rubber on my intake assembly, I went to put it back on and found that water had seeped past the shop towel into the turbo and froze. After removing the water with a heat gun and shop vac, there is now a lot of side to side movement. Here is a video of how much movement. My question: is this too much and warrents a rebuild or new core? If so what's a good place to get a new core? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awfulwaffle Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Wow. Yes, way too much shaft play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleides Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 That is too much play, yes. John is a forum member here who rebuilds turbos. His username is JmP followed by a bunch of numbers. You can email him at john@jmpturbos.com. He charges very reasonable prices and can do some funky stuff with your turbo if you desite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitexc Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Yes, contact John. He will treat you right. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWebb Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Its fucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetTea41 Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 Was perusing ebay for vf40 rebuild kits and came across this toasted vf52. https://www.ebay.com/itm/303954325719?hash=item46c516f0d7%3Ag%3AiQgAAOSw8l1gcZ6j&LH_ItemCondition=7000 As well as this rebuild kit. https://www.ebay.com/itm/254595064799?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item3b470c63df:g:IwAAAOSwx0FeutDn&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACoPYe5NmHp%252B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsSg3Ye8yTWgOW7pmE1t838dgUOhYW0qrDnEB0961xoYCde2KpUhz5PvFPfX39UY6WL7ud8NBKY%252FEQ3n9%252FKdEv%252BjUq6r4td9HImSLQ8IBwFogVModSLY9s2M8gGSThhza7qElXYG1AuiLrhfCzyeyvDdC3NbygJPh6gfCY81vqr4YPBAFUzhW%252FZNBkEGS4yGmnxZMeo2ZcJUGiCsdgp%252BIXgNrwb3NGOJlFkZ607NNILVFJxrT6WLzdVOPN8RGGKHqxsBIzs%252BpZIxuYvwKs4xew%252Fl%252F27%252B1Z6iECjr7yc%252BPe%252Bg9yzFN%252Fn3O0wKpTo1EgIpIC%252BmuAsAahr5%252FhRW%252FRqhc7c5ZX55zW%252B2%252FDR8YjEUdu2pywVqSzXmCbMYoFUE%252BSig944Bgvo7P6hd8xnwWbIH%252FFSCrEqTHVMnA1psSRwSFoNu4XQHPIbo2xXaYHnlw3eloh1vseS7eDu%252B9K78BTzC8HX%252BzpOQeaqC6BVGHNMvqeZH7KSU23UqVQsAiQZqsDpQdtTtvuzgKQTxhblIDbZZLLxst4EQDeUJgSfo%252F9OgLW4JGskXcTWC8p%252FLo9XGUBgsmKMPcK9w0ddrFgoXxYpTvPoeYTF3UVvValcVz7cOLCQPhsd9I5kgcjCM3iBP2R7fDev%252B%252BTylXN5PSaMCU4iSLwzmSrH3rEmIvNkeT7fLHV%252BCyZ7bNQlciUsafx6o2wnLMfabypc9lsR4IN%252FofNllfX9JcBEl1Ij4f8CrrRSs%252F8aiaFbZOFH9YyCiMzAHBYCfOtmNzSSxnUtL7dD5mI5VWTsq04h5XdTbEX%252BOMLmYxqd%252BjhNyt16tF%252F%252F6Nv9t%252BCrGvlu6XKEgwaV6H2LgaTmNGy00Q%253D%253D%7Cclp%3A2334524%7Ctkp%3ABFBM2uzVqM9f but if thats not a wise route I found this rebuild kit for the vf40. https://www.ebay.com/itm/322979932160?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20180105095853%26meid%3D4ea38634ecb940ebabb69bfe1d11675f%26pid%3D100903%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D20%26sd%3D322979932160%26itm%3D322979932160%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2510209%26brand%3DCAR&_trksid=p2510209.c100903.m5276 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoobyDoobyDoo Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Why are you looking at rebuild kits? Were you going to try to do it yourself? Please don’t. You will end up needing a new motor too after your rebuilt turbo blows up. Happened to me (through dealership so they replaced turbo/motor, not me), but lesson learned. After a day they said car was ready….seemed really odd. Few miles down the road heard a ticking sound. Brought it back and boom. Contact JMP he does great work. Or if you want the VF52 that’s a nice upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KZJonny Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Just got my 'custom' optioned VF40 back from JMP, and +1 to all the above comments on his work. Turbo looks amazing and his service and communication were great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetTea41 Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 An update on what is happening. Had my turbo guy inspect it and he told me that the center casting of the cartridge is toast . He said the exhaust side is all carved up and causes the oil sealing ring to bind. Where is a reputable place to pick up a vf52? I don't trust myself to pick out anything on ebay for fear of low quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 https://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/idea-web-links-saved-various-parts-219238p9.html There may be a link in there. or, ask google, https://www.google.com/search?q=vf52+turbo&rlz=1C1OKWM_enUS906US906&oq=vf52+turbo&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i512j0i457i512j0i512l7.4267j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 I bought mine from AZPinstalls.com back in Aug 2011. It has 158,000 miles and it now. You sill need a tune for the vf52, so add the cost of Cobb AP...plus tune. You should ask this in the 4th Gen forum or the Turbo thread in the Tech Forum's. 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoobyDoobyDoo Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) If you don’t trust EBay (which is smart) the on I’d check on here, outback forums (xt’s section) or nasioc for a used turbo. Or there’s numerous Subaru parts groups on Facebook you could look. I’m pretty sure there’s at least a VF46 for sale currently in the classifieds (would need different restricter pill) or maybe a VF52? I’m pretty sure JMP would also replace all the guts so even if you got a bad one off of Fleabay JMP would go through it with a fine tooth comb. There’s various places that sell rebuilt turbos…I know there’s hill county induction in NY, BNR super cars, plus another place in MI who sells VF40s, etc. 9 times out of 10 people here will go to JMP tho…so that says something. You could always post something in the wanted section too. Like Max said if you end up going the VF52 route make sure you budget for a proper tune as well. Edited February 13, 2022 by SoobyDoobyDoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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