Question about ATS 088
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Question about ATS 088
Which, is the turbocharger I believe to have in my truck. I'll go out later to check the numbers on the tags. My question is, do the ATS units use Garrett parts? I'm thinking it's due a rebuild, and finding a local rebuilder is turning out to be a pita. What parts are serviceable by me? Can I replace anything? I'm going to double check a few things today, making sure my intake hat isn't leaking, etc., but uphill with the go pedal mashed and EGTs climbing, it never went past 5 psi on the new boost gauge. I do have some damage to the intake side of the turbo, which I posted pics of previously. If I could just replace that piece, I would do it, but I don't know where to get it, since ATS doesn't seem to offer anything other than the Aurora stuff now.
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Which compressor wheel would I need to go with? I'm checking out that power technologies site right now, and was curious. I was also wondering, would it be feasible, or even reasonable, to buy a T40B complete, and instead of using the supplied exhaust snail, use the one I already have? Possibly just take the center section, along with the shaft, turbine and compressor, and install that onto my old housings?
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From: Conway, AR
There is a guy on ebay, rons turbo service, if you buy one of his rebuild kits, when you get the kit you send your wheels back to him along with a few parts from the kit and he'll balance the assembly for free. If the compressor side wheel is bad he'll tell you and he has new ones, about $75 for the 088 turbo . It all comes back a balanced assembly so you don't have to worry about it flying apart ,all you have to do is line up the marks when you re assemble it in your housing.. The 088 turbo is a garret t3/t4 hybrid the kit for that thing runs around $75 or so
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i used ron for the rebuild kit and the balance, but he didn't have the comp wheel in stock which is why i used power technologies, who drop shipped it to him for the balance.
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When I spoke with the folks at ATS on Monday, they told me that they could go through the factory (garrett) turbo that I am going to install on my '93 7.3. It came off of a '94 factory (ATS) turboed 7.3 IDI. It sounded like they have all of the parts, and could rebuild it as needed, no problem. I figured that I would have them check mine out before I installed it, rather than install it just to find out that it needs something.
Why not just send yours to ATS and have them go through it? I don't know what is broken on yours, but I would expect that they'd have the parts.
Why not just send yours to ATS and have them go through it? I don't know what is broken on yours, but I would expect that they'd have the parts.
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That's fine and dandy if your pockets are deep enough to afford it, but ATS doesn't make turbos, they just buy turbos from Garret and they aren't any better than anyone else and considering their customer service track record, you are much better off either rebuilding it yourself with the aid of a proper balance, taking it to a local rebuilder, or buying a fresh center section. rebuilding it yourself with a new wheel will run under $200, a rebuild at a shop close to $400( some shops over $500), I imagine ATS gets more than that.
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That's fine and dandy if your pockets are deep enough to afford it, but ATS doesn't make turbos, they just buy turbos from Garret and they aren't any better than anyone else and considering their customer service track record, you are much better off either rebuilding it yourself with the aid of a proper balance, taking it to a local rebuilder, or buying a fresh center section. rebuilding it yourself with a new wheel will run under $200, a rebuild at a shop close to $400( some shops over $500), I imagine ATS gets more than that.
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I can't speak to their CS track record. They seemed pretty helpful to me on the phone. Sounds like you've experienced otherwise. It sounded like Jester was finding that they didn't have the parts for his turbo, or that he was assuming that they didn't since everything they sell is Aurora now. I was just letting him know that when I asked, it sounded like they had all of the parts that he might need and could probably do what he needed done. Price, I don't know. Nor do I know how it compares to anyone else. Just trying to give him some options, since finding things local was becoming a PITA.
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Cheers.
their customer service is legendary... for sucking
They are great if they are trying to get your money but that's where it usually ends, a few people get lucky now and a again, but most end up waiting weeks to months for parts to be delivered after being lied to continually
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Good to know. Being in CO, I was planning on taking the turbo to them personally. We'll see what happens. If I don't "feel the love" when I get there, perhpas I'll seek out a rebuilder in the Denver area. Anyone have any reccommendations?
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HotairJunkie, I have an 088 turbo that is rebuilt, It can't go on my truck because the truck was stolen. It is currently sitting on the passenger floor of my car in Seattle, but in the next 30 days I will be bringing the car(and turbo) down to Colorado Springs. You can have it for $50 when I get it down there.
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If that fella has a rebuilt unit for $50 you better grab it. You're goung to have a hard time beating that.
If he didn't already have all the ATS stuff in the truck, I'd have to agree, that would be the way to go, but he's just got the turbo out for a rebuild. I know on mine, if I had it to do all over again, Hypermax would get my money. I've been on the phone with those folks twice, once to buy my cowl induction ( which got here in a couple of days) and they were extremely helpful even though I have a competitors turbo, and a second time to find out about their smoke puff limiter(one of the next goodies on my shopping list) in which I got to have a great conversation with the guy who invented the thing
Hypermax is the only company out there that is truly interested in supporting our trucks with contuing product developement and has a great attitude while doing it.
Hypermax is the only company out there that is truly interested in supporting our trucks with contuing product developement and has a great attitude while doing it.