help wrong turbo-K04 but with 5 bolt flange?

[vagnutter]

hey all, just new on here hope someone can help me out, i have an 00 A4 1.8T, the turbo is on its way out and i bought a new one problem is its a 5bolt flange pattern and not a three?

has any one any ideas what this turbo is for, and also where to get the right one in the UK.

this is the one i bought:

 

[jcb]

whats the code stamped on it and the compressor outlet look like (Alu bit)?

 

[docurley]

Bet this is an ebay job

 

[vagnutter]

hey the code on the plate is just K04 then this serial:08016035

yea got it from ebay , the cars only for going to work and back so wasnt fussed... big mistake now, left with a nice paper weight.

any help is grateful
thanks

 

[docurley]

And that's all it will be, have heard a lot of people being sent the wrong turbo's and the ones that get the right ones just go bang very quickly.

 

[aragorn]

I've also heard of success stories.

Theres a chap over on vauxsport that fitted an ebay special turbo to his C20LET and its been successfully producing big power figures:

"463 bhp @ 1.6 bar and 347 lb/ft

backed up with a
458 bhp @ 1.6 bar and 348 lb/ft

straight after"

He also managed to blow the welds on his intake manifold, which is quite funny.

Inlet crack:
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o199/turbogav/IMG_3492.jpg

Ebay Special next to a real T34:
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o199/turbogav/IMG_3120.jpg


Dunno if i'd want to risk wrecking a good engine with one, but afaik thats nailed onto a stock bottom end, so i guess its less of a worry.

 

[adamss24]

hey all, just new on here hope someone can help me out, i have an 00 A4 1.8T, the turbo is on its way out and i bought a new one problem is its a 5bolt flange pattern and not a three?

has any one any ideas what this turbo is for, and also where to get the right one in the UK.

this is the one i bought:

How much you paid for it ? Thats not a KO4 but a 90 Bhp passat/audi a4 1.9Tdi turbocharger for the 90Bhp engine by the looks of it !

 

[vagnutter]

How much you paid for it ? Thats not a KO4 but a 90 Bhp passat/audi a4 1.9Tdi turbocharger for the 90Bhp engine by the looks of it !

totally wrong then.
worked out £180 shipped. the company said they will take it back , but they are state side so is going to cost £40 to send.

 

[docurley]

Dam,

And it true I have also heard of good story's with ebay turbos, from what I can understand some of the ebay turbos are not ballanced or the waste gate is not fitted correctly due to bad casting which can be fixed with a bit of Dremerling.

 

[audinary]

....He also managed to blow the welds on his intake manifold, which is quite funny.....

Was he Granny Shifting not double-clutching like he should?

I need NOS 'cos my car topped out at 140 this morning...

Vagnutter, good luck in getting it all sorted out

 

[jcb]

He also managed to blow the welds on his intake manifold, which is quite funny.

Inlet crack:
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o199/turbogav/IMG_3492.jpg

mostly because he has tried to weld two different sized pipes and has not got enough penetration or a decent cap weld on a bend that is stressed as it is....

now this is a blown inlet mani! (scroll down)
1100kg Mk2 golf with 2.2 20v I5 S2 engine and chassis running GT35/40 with Nitrous!!

http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19402&page=20

 

[aragorn]

no pic?

 

[jcb]

ah well spotted, editted now

 

[88mu88]

I was wondering the same. My engine code is BFB 1.8t what's the part number of the k04 turbo upgrade that I need to get. On seller asked my if I had a five bolt design which I have no clue of. Do I use five or three? Thanks!

 

[ScottyP45]

3 bolt is a petrol turbo and 5 bolt is a diesel turbo.