TURBO REPAIR SHOP!?!?

jdubb123 · Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 269 Location: Clearwater

Okay guys i know this isnt really scion related but i need some help. My girlfriends got a 2000 volvo and i think the seals got blown on the factory turbo cuse it has well over 100,000 miles.

Does anyone know a shop in florida that can repair the factory turbo so she doesnt have to get a whole new one cuse itl cost her i guess like 900 for a new one.....

Im tired of driving her around everywhere so pleaaasseeee give me some help!!

I live in the palm harbor, pinellas area so any shops in clearwater st. pete or tampa would be great!!
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Jiggaman · Posted: 8/11/08 11:58AM Post subject:

have you talked to the volvo dealership there? even if they will rape u cost wise, sometimes the techs are nice enough to point you in a direction that will save you alot of money...

jdubb123 · Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 269 Location: Clearwater

yeah i have and im not really getting any help. Their just telling me that noone else can do it and i need to buy a whole new one... :blah:

paul_dezod · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 5267 Location: Western NY

Try Central Florida Turbo, Titan Motorsports or Billet Design

jdubb123 · Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 269 Location: Clearwater

paul_dezod wrote: Try Central Florida Turbo, Titan Motorsports or Billet Design

Thanks for the help but i need somewhere a little closer to me. Orlandos just too far.

oh and by the way if anyone thinks this is a modded out volvo sorry but its just s completly stock gf car lol

BUT KEEP GIVIN ME SOME HELP PLEASE!!!!

Ace83 · Joined: 26 Aug 2006 Posts: 5785 Location: TX

yeah dealers replace parts, anyway you could salvage from a junkyard or maybe try a turbo with close spec.. but yeah if you dont have anyone close, those are your best bet

tclicious · Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 138 Location: Palm Coast, FL

dude its only an hour and a half from where you are. it might be worth the trip, or maybe call first. dunno.

SuperXero · Joined: 04 Oct 2006 Posts: 199 Location: silver spring, md

jdubb123 wrote: Im tired of driving her around everywhere so pleaaasseeee give me some help!!

tell her to walk or take the bus

crush02342002 · Joined: 06 Feb 2008 Posts: 1977 Location: Houston, Tx

you could send it off to have it rebuilt........just a thought

jdubb123 · Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 269 Location: Clearwater

crush02342002 wrote: you could send it off to have it rebuilt........just a thought

yeah i thought about that but i need it sooner than later.

I called a buddy of mine and he recommended this place so i called and they said it would be around $700 to repair it assuming nothing else is wrong....

Does this seem a little overprice seeing that i can get a brand new turbo at the ferman dealership for $930?????

crush02342002 · Joined: 06 Feb 2008 Posts: 1977 Location: Houston, Tx

it does seem high from what iv heard others getting theirs rebuilt for but iv never had to do it as of yet.

yellowxhoodie · Joined: 11 Dec 2007 Posts: 4854 Location: G.E, IL

i know most ppl just buy rebuild kits online and do it themselves, pretty easy, but idk where they buy them from, srry.

aen · Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 4134

wait a minute am i the only one that sees that a stock volvo turbo is costing the guy 900 dollars?

an upgrade for a mitsubishi 50 trim costs 500~

my suggestion? do research and buy an upgraded turbo, not one too big though, it honestly should cost you about 300 dollars

yellowxhoodie · Joined: 11 Dec 2007 Posts: 4854 Location: G.E, IL

slap a GT35R on the thing! lol