Turbo Specialist Brisbane

Brisbane Tuning & Turbo is one of the best Turbo Specialist Brisbane has to offer for people who are looking for turbo specialists to fix their vehicles’ turbos. We offer quick & very affordable turbocharger diagnostics. Due to our experience, we can diagnose a failed turbo faster in comparison with your local mechanic.

Signs of a failed turbo.

Signs of a failed turbo may include the following: If your vehicle blows black smoke, and/or has lost power or even makes some sort of strange noises- your turbo needs to be inspected by a turbo specialist – call us now 

It is very likely your vehicle has an “engine check” light “ON” on the dash. If there is a “check engine light ON” on the dash along with all other above-mentioned signs, we would recommend you call us to book your vehicle for turbo diagnostics. Your car or truck isn’t supposed to be driven. Keep in mind if your vehicle turbocharger has failed there is a possibility that it had failed due to a reason.

What makes Turbo Specialist Brisbane better?

The reason your vehicle needs to be explicitly checked by a turbo specialist is based on the above-mentioned signs. Yet (!) the cause of the damage, as well as the extent, is yet to be established. This is why, you’d be better not to drive your vehicle at all. The cost of a tow truck to bring your vehicle to Brisbane Tuning & Turbo is negligent in comparison with a possible need to change additional parts. For instance, your car’s intercooler or exhaust manifold. Please note this important point- as turbo specialists, we see failed turbos every day. On the basis of our experience, we know it’s not wise to drive a vehicle with a failed turbo.

If your turbocharger is damaged or is yet getting damaged cos despite all the advice you are still driving your car- The cost of repairs most likely will increase. A damaged turbo potentially may damage other parts of your car. If your damaged turbo keeps on working the next part which would most likely be damaged is your vehicle intercooler.

Turbo Diagnostics

There is something else to mention here. Once we diagnose that your turbo has failed & needs to be replaced we might need more time to check your vehicle intercooler. In order for us to check the intercooler on your vehicle we might need more time. Which due to unforeseen was not included in the initial quote. Yet before we spend any additional time on your car we will always contact you to discuss why it is in fact needed. If your turbo is/was leaking oil (badly) there is a high chance that the intercooler is full of engine oil and needs to be cleaned. Or there is a chance that your vehicle needs a new intercooler as well. 

We call ourselves the best Turbo Specialist Brisbane has, only on the basis of our experience and knowledge. We know Brisbane has a lot of good mechanics. Many of them see a turbo replacement job only once in a blue moon, however at our workshops, we get turbo repairs or turbo replacement jobs every day. In fact, we made a calculative decision based on our experience and even decided to have “Turbo” as part of our business name “Brisbane Tuning & Turbo”. We specialise in vehicle tuning & turbo repairs. Turbo repairs are the core of our service offer.

Mistakes local mechanics may make

Wrong turbo diagnostics.  At our workshops, we see at least 5% of “doomed” turbos being mistakenly diagnosed. Here are a few examples:

1st example of a failed turbo:

This is when a local mechanic is mistaken by your vehicle’s signs of lost power and fault codes. As the-result, your local mechanic diagnoses that the turbo on your vehicle needs to be replaced. Unfortunately, you might replace the good turbo with a new turbo. Yet all the signs that were there before the turbo replacement don’t change. Codes and signs of a blocked EGR and a failed turbo can be often the same, yet the repair cost is way too different. Plus don’t forget you would have to pay for the new turbo and for the additional repairs.

2nd example of a partially mistakenly diagnosed turbo

May be a failed actuator. There are two types of actuators: 1) Vacuum actuators and 2) Electronic actuators. When the actuator is failed, the turbo on your vehicle stops working the way it should. There is a possibility that due to the build-up of carbon in your turbo, the actuator rode got out of normal operational length. The ECU on your vehicle isn’t registering the right boost. As the result the ECU throws a few codes related to turbo operations and your local mechanic condemns the good turbo to be replaced. The result is again a very expensive not even needed turbo replacement. 

Keep in mind, that many local mechanics won’t be able to check a failed actuator. Unfortunately, only due to their knowledge of turbos. Many local mechanics see a turbo as one unit. However, a turbo is in fact an aggregate of a few parts and mechanisms. An actuator is only a part of a turbo and should be diagnosed separately. 

3rd example of a mistakenly diagnosed turbo.

A turbo replacement on the base of a simple yet hard-to-diagnose vacuum leak. Interestingly enough this type of problem is often diagnosed only after a new turbo is installed. Yet due to the leak, there is no boost yet, and diagnostics continue with a new turbo. To make it even more complicated, a leak can be and often is in fact “produced” by the mechanic himself by not tightening strong enough hoses and parts of the turbo install.

The reasons your turbo failed

It’s very important to establish the reason why the turbo on your vehicle failed. It’s important to address the reason so that you won’t end up with a failed turbo again. The turbo failure often is based on the following reasons:

Not following the vehicle manufacture service schedule.

The oil wasn’t changed on time. It potentially means that your turbo most likely failed due to oil starvation- thick oil loses elasticity and turboshaft bearings in turn overheat. When the turboshaft overheats it stretches and heats the compressor’s wall and breaks.

The Air Filter was not replaced as often as it should. When motorists think they can save some dollars by not changing their vehicle’s air filter. Or not changing the filter due to the conditions. 

Oil overheating. We often see this reason for turbo failure on cars that are taken to the beach often or vehicles that tow excessive weight.

Modifications. This is often when car enthusiasts modify their vehicles to the state that ECU, sensors & gauges don’t register the right data leading to turbo failure. Refer to the photos – this is when a picture says a thousand words…

The majority of modern cars have turbochargers

The majority of modern cars have turbochargers. Those days of “atmospheric” engines – the engines that do not have turbo or superchargers long gone. Realistically “only muscles” (only engine size) don’t make it anymore. 

Supercharges have lost the competition to turbochargers due to the complexity of a supercharger & cost yet we still work on vehicles with superchargers and every noun then we have a vehicle in our workshops with a supercharger installation. 

Truck Turbo Replacement in Sumner Park 4074

If your truck needs to have a turbocharger replaced we can do it. Truck turbo replacement is done in our Sumner Park workshop. Our Sumner Park workshop is equipped for bigger vehicles and happily accommodates trucks up to 12 meters long (mid-size). Please get in touch with us first, to book your truck for turbo diagnostics or turbo replacement.

All trucks are workhorses and their turbos are built with long life expectancy yet sometimes things can go wrong. This is when our knowledge and expertise come in and help. There are two questions for you to discuss with your financial manager:- 1) Only turbo repairs or 2) Turbo replacement. Financially speaking the outcome of those two is very different. 

Turbo Specialist Brisbane – recommendations

If your turbo failed and you are unsure what to do next below is the list of steps we recommend you to follow:

Decide what would be financially better for you 

to: Replace a failed turbo or Repair the failed turbo. We at Brisbane Tuning & Turbo are happy to offer both options yet financially it may mean two different outcomes. Important to understand, that not all turbo repairs can be cheaper in comparison with a turbo replacement. Often turbo repairs can be much cheaper in comparison with turbo replacement. Yet, it may only be established once we disassemble your turbo. 

Check a few turbo replacement quotes.

For instance, we work with different turbo suppliers. By using different suppliers we help our customers to save big dollars. This is the reason why many local mechanics are too expensive in comparison with our prices. A long time ago we decided that our service is to provide affordable turbo replacement service. By using different turbo suppliers we pass cost savings to our customers. Our turbo suppliers include Garrett , Melett and Jrone

“Compare apples with apples grrr Turbos with Turbos”

When you compare turbo replacement quotes – make sure you “compare apples with apples”. For instance, our quote would always include a “minor service” on your vehicle. This includes an oil filter & oil change and often an air filter replacement (depending on the condition of your vehicle’s air supply components & existing air filter). All our turbo replacement & turbo repair quotes have a minor service included for turbo manufacturer warranty reasons only. If your replaced turbo fails again we want you to claim your warranty rights and we will do a warranty reinstall for free yet the manufacturer will pay us.