Nov 20, 2024 TurboDirect SA, Chris Kambouris
Good solid advice on turbo chargers
What to do if you are having a Turbo Problems - This advice can save you huge costs and possibly your cars turbo and engine. It could well be the turbocharger itself, or perhaps something inside the engine causing the problem so it needs to be checked first before replacing the turbocharger, many turbo’s can be repaired, and/or parts replaced.
If it needs to be replacied, with a new turbo, TurboDirect can replace it, at approximately 50% less than the vehicle agent will charge you for the identical unit.
Many car owners have no idea about Turbochargers and what to do if there is a problem. So, it is advisable to do your homework and get expert advice from experienced personnel. TurboDirect SA that can do this all for you, and they hold the official agencies for all the international leading OEM brand Turbochargers installed into your vehicle from day one, the same identical Turbo that was fitted to your car on the showroom floor. It can also be replaced, if necessary, at approximately 50% less than the vehicle agent will charge you for the identical unit. And fitted by one of their registered TRO (Turbo reman organization) dealers.
What can happen to the owners is that they will take the car in, and several things could happen.
1. They could get a turbo replaced at a huge cost, without checking what caused the turbo to fail, which could be several reasons originating from the engine or related external components itself. Without this being accurately diagnosed, the turbo problem could well still exist with the replacement of the new unit.
2. The service operation may try and repair the turbo, again without the right experience, knowledge, and equipment and this could also go horribly wrong, leading to another failed turbocharger and/or engine.
3. The owner or the service operation will find a new cheap aftermarket turbo which is manufactured to incorrect tolerances and/or materials which will not last another service life, costing the vehicles owner more money in the short term. Often these turbochargers do not include any form of warrantee, even though the service provider claims such.
4. Other bad options are fitting a reconditioned unit which has not been reassembled with genuine parts. All VNT (variable nozzle turbine aka variable geometry turbochargers) turbocharger manufacturers like Garrett have a non-repair policy for all their VNT turbochargers. The equipment and intellectual property related to the calibration of these types of turbochargers are not published into the public sector, and because of this no original repair parts are available for the repair of these turbos.
Some turbo repairers will use Chinese copied internal parts inside the turbocharger to repair/recon or build a service exchange turbocharger. Beware of repaired, service exchange turbochargers for passenger vehicles using any form of variable geometry technology. Even though the end housings have the OEM brand names cast on them, it does not mean the internal rotating assembly inside is original, it’s more likely that you have genuine end housings with the cheap Chinese rotating assembly inside them – resulting in unreliable and short-lived service life expectancy.
What vehicle owners should be doing is getting the correct information from the officially appointed importers and agents for the turbochargers, TurboDirect S.A are the only turbocharger distributor in South Africa with the technical knowledge and ability to accurately diagnose, supply and arrange to fit a brand-new Genuine turbocharger to your vehicle, through their registered TRO fitment centres at a cost that will pleasantly surprise you.
TurboDirect S.A will firstly, find out what caused the turbocharger failure, get this sorted out first before replacing or repairing the turbo. TurboDirect SA specialises in Turbos and have all the leading OE brands and more than 60 years of combined experience. They will find the fault, be it the engine and/or the turbocharger and then either repair it or replace the turbo through their registered TRO fitment centre with the identical original model and brand name at 50% of the cost and give you the supporting manufacturers guarantee on the workmanship and the new turbocharger.
“Many turbo car owners make the same mistake, which ends up costing them a fortune, and their vehicles engine may be consequentially damaged through a turbo failure” said Chris Kambouris founder, owner, and MD of TurboDirect SA. “We offer all the services, and will accurately diagnose the problem, whatever it may be and issue a full report. “Being the appointed partners and distributors for the OEM brand turbochargers, has allowed us to rub shoulders with these companies closely for over 20 years.”
“Through their TRO dealers, who have been trained by TurboDirect S.A and accredited by them, they can do all the repairs, fitment, and if need be, supply a new identical Turbo at a very affordable price, plus it will be supported by all the manufacturer guarantees, as we are the official agents for all the genuine turbochargers in Southern Africa,” said Kambouris.
For more information call 011 392 5195 or e-mail them on info@turbodirect.co.za Or go to the web site www.turbodirect.co.za Trade enquiries welcomed.
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