Turbo shaft play

[hokiruu]

I was preparing and examining my s14 SR this weekend and noticed the shaft on the turbo has a little bit of play in it. It was pretty slight and movement was mostly lateral but also a tiny bit longitudinal. I asked a Supra guy who happened to be at my lift space to feel it and he said "not terrible but not fantastic" Did anyone else's turbo have a bit of play when you received it? Should I worry about this? Does this sound like I might blow the turbo soon on raised boost?

[Tai Mai Shu]

SHAFT PLAY BAD! turbo upgrade is in the near future for you.

[hokiruu]

I think I am going to ask Neishlin for a new turbo... but yeah, turbo upgrade would be even better.

[BuudWeizErr]

A little bit of side to side isn't terrible, but up and down is bad.

[hokiruu]

A little bit of side to side isn't terrible, but up and down is bad.

Good. I called Neishlin today, and they said they would warranty the turbo for 3.000 miles after start up on stock boost. That's pretty cool I guess, not that I'm going to be runing stock boost for THAT long :rolleyes

[hokiruu]

Oh wait, I do have side to side movement not so much back and forth, as in if I am facing the wheel. crap.

[Tipripping240]

Ok sorry for bringing back an old post but im not sure i got this right. Ok im face to face with the wheel on the turbine side. It has a lil bit of side to side action and very very small amount of up and down action but no back and forth action. IS this a bad turbo? And if its only a lil bad will it hurt if i go ahead an run it until i can get a upgraded turbo?

[Fenvy]

I think it also matters when it's a journal bearing vs ball bearing

[Tipripping240]

Its the stock T25

[Fenvy]

then you have journal bearing... from what I been told, journal bearing shoudl not move AT ALL. Maybe someone else can confirm this.

[Tipripping240]

Thanks for the help. Just means i have to get my upgraded turbo sooner. Hmm i need to win da lotto

[Fenvy]

if you're looking at upgraded turbo, looking into turbo manifold, dump pipe and look into the divider thingy between internal wastegate/ exhaust turbine. Do a search, that's what I'm looking into as well