New / Recon / Refurb Turbo for MCS R56

[alexcurtis]

Hi

So need some help and advice… have searched but not found anything?

It looks as though our MCS has got an oil leak on the turbo… at 72k on a 57 plate not great but not unusual by the sounds of it?

Looking at doing it myself potentially but first hurdle is to source a replacement, don’t want a second hand as that may just be as knackered as the first… A new OE quality one from Euro car parts is circa £1200, feels very expensive to me. As uprated ones are coming in at the value, so what other options are there that is a more sensible price? Ideally would like a complete unit, happy to pay a deposit and send the old one back so a refurbished units etc. Any suggestions where I can get a good value sensibly priced replacement think it is a Garrett KO3 is that correct

Secondly any tips when I come to change it due to location that makes it far easier to get to it, i.e. just take heat shield off, will be careful when taking oil feed connections off to support them / metal tubes and think need to check any oil feeds to make sure that they are not blocked any tips on what to use to check they are ok with out having to take them off? Metal wire / brush?

Thanks in advance need to get it changed as using oil now on a regular basis, 400 miles and the dip stick has gone down about a third from top

Cheers al

[steve-5snwi]

It's not the oil feed pipe is it ?

Try Owen developments for a hybrid, lohen, turbo dynamics, turbo technics and mini themselves. Oh and 1320 and clp

[alexcurtis]

Cheers from my research the oil feed pipe was going to be checked/replaced...

Thanks for suggestions had seen 1320 already! Cheers alex

[DuraAce]

Might be more cost effective to have your existing turbo overhauled/rebuilt?

[alexcurtis]

Ohh that would be interesting any suggestions? Cheers