Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:30 pm**

im thinking if turboing my 89 td42, my question is, the engine has done nearly 400k's should i have it rebuilt first???

thanks

Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:47 pm**

definatly.

Posted: **Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:49 pm**

why not get it looked over by a good diesel place. It all depends on how it got to 400k not the fact that it did

Posted: **Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:22 pm**

Iwas going to turbo mine with 472000km on it. Still have the turbo kit just got no car.

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:24 am**

400k is a bit but we have turboed them with that before just not running big boost ... 8-10 psi ... still going strong after 480000k

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:07 pm**

Mines done 498,000, when I asked a well known brand about turboing it they said you would want to at least do a set of rings first, don't know if thats sensible or not? Or why bother just drop a V8 in? Don't know what to do myself.

Posted: **Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:44 pm**

i turbo'd my wagon it only had 310 on the clock, i was advised later to get the compression checked and go from there, all personal opinion thou

Posted: **Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:37 pm**

thanks for the replies guys, i'll ask a diesel mechanic what he thinks

Posted: **Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:34 pm**

I have heard of engines with 400,000kms on the odometre being turbo'd. It all comes down to how the engine has been serviced throughout its life I beleive. Personally I would have a good diesel mechanic do the obvious checks like compression and so forth and if they give the go ahead then I see no reason not to fit a turbo.