Turbo rebuild! - I think i broke a piston ring, what now? :-(

[Gerard]

> There is this up on e-bay right now:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2409212971&category=6770
> Dunno, if it is a close enough match for the turbo, but it'd be an
> el-cheapo way out of this here sitiation/

I might be able to help here. When I rebuilt my turbo I bought the kit
for around $50-$60. Don't know quite how it will work out given the
exchange rate, but I'll be willing to find out what the going price is
right now.

I'm in South Africa and I think I sent a K26 repair kit to the USA maybe
18 months ago and it was around $5 to ship.

Let me know the numbers on the K26 and I can ask the local repair shop
if they have a kit for it and what it costs.

I rebuilt my turbo on the bathroom floor. :) Just had the internal
components balanced before assembly, but it was quite straight forward.
Saved another $70 on assembly costs. A new turbine shaft was around $120
at the time, so that was the killer bit.

Anyway, let me know if you are interested and I will do some homework
inbetween hunting for a new job.

G.