Turbo Problems

[MONSTER]

Hello fellow members,

I'm looking for a 3rd Gen. 7 and have got a particular car in mind, it's a '92 type R, with low miles, 1 owner etc.
My problem is that the vehicle has had the original turbo pack replaced with a tested secondhand unit becuase the original set up suffered water seal failure.
Has anyone suffered come across this problem before and/or know the cause?
I wondered if this could have been an anti-freeze related problem, but either way I'm concerned that the engine may have overheated at some time.
If it has, would a rebuild sort the problem, because I would have thought that the rotor housings would have been warped for good and new ones needed rather than just replacing seals etc.

Can someone please advise.

Many thanks

Steve.

[Fish]

Steve, the best thing that you could get done is a compression test. This will give an indication if there is any problems.

I doubt that it was an anti-freeze problem, as most are pretty good now-a-days.

Could be that there was a weak gasket or something like that, that would have caused the failure.

Dan

[Glenn Butcher]

Hi Steve,

As Dan has suggested the Comp. Test would be a very good idea. It is a little worrying that the turbo pack gave up the ghost on account of a water seal failure (I am assuming it was one of the gaskets in the turbo, rather than a water o-ring seal in the engine).

You can also have the coolant system pressure tested which isn't a bad idea. But be warned - if a water seal (o-ring) is on the way out it could stuff the engine completely, as the pressure test would strain it.

[MONSTER]

:) Thanks for your prompt reply guys,

The vehicle in question is one that Jimmy's have on their site, a Red '92 type R.
Andrew only stated that they had problems with the turbo pack,
and seeing as I've had to replace the turbo on my 200sx no fewer than 3 times I don't want the same grief with the 7.
Jimmy's offer a 12 month warranty and I assume all the tests you chaps have mentioned would be carried out by them, is this a fair assumption, have any of you had experience with Jimmy's?

best regards

steve