hey guys do you know it the 2004 and 2005 turbo is interchangeable and can you replace the bearing in it. Thanks

 

There are rebuild kits available from several places; good idea to clean the vanes while in there.

As for interchangeability, I can't say for sure.

I know at XDP they sell stock Garretts for 2003, 2004-2005, and 2005.5-2007.

All I've ever heard is that the 03-04 units whistled louder.

 

OK thanks a buddy asked to use my stock turbo and was not sure it would work for him.

 

Pretty generous, sharing your turbo with him. Make sure you get the replacement o ring and gasket kit when reinstalling.

Is he going to use a bearing out of your's to fix his?

 

difference between 03/04 and the 05/07 is the pedestal mount. The early turbo's have a slightly bigger discharge volume and they have fewer turbo fins, why they whistle more than a late turbo. As long as the pedestal is the same, it will work.

get the bearing kit, think they call it a 360* bearing.

 

Thanks for the info. He is gonna drop mine in to see if it will work for now till he can get the bucks for a new one. He just did headgaskets and BP diesel remote oil cooler and after just a couple hundred miles his turbo took a dump. Mine has a little play in it but worked when I took it off. Thanks again.

 

just spoke with him. I told him to look at the harness first and dont ya know it it was chaffed and was shorting out. Easy fix!! thanks again.

 

glad it worked out

 

randy, what is the 360 degree bearing? I am having a Ford tech clean and install a unison ring on my 2004 van. He never mentioned this and said the turbos don't have real bearings like wheel bearings.