Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:06:52 GMT From: James Sweet <jamessweetnospamail.com> Subject: Re: 9000CSE turbocharger replacemet.
Chris Campbell wrote: > Ugh, I was driving down the road, and after about 2 months of my > turbocharger whining at me it finally blew (94 9000CSET). Now its > incredibly loud and is making the car smoke. My question is this: how > much do you think it will cost me to have the turbo replaced by a local > indie shop. Also, what is the feasibility of changing it myself because > I have seen used/rebuilt turbos for $150-650 which is much better than > what it would cost me to get a shop to do it. Having said that, I'd > guess my mechanic ability is a 3-4 out of 10. I do a lot of my own > maintenance, and I've undertaken some larger projects like water pump > R&R, rebuilding a transfer case on my 4x4, and doing a clutch job. I'm > going to try and get an estimate in the near future... if its out of my > price range (college student) I might have to sell it. If anyones > interested, I'm in Maine, 94 9000CSE FPT (with a bad turbo). 110,000mi > automatic. Make an offer if interested. > Thanks for your input guys. > -Chris It would have been much better to have the turbocharger rebuilt for a few hundred bucks when it first started whining than to drive it until it destroyed itself but it's too late for that now. If you take it to a mechanic to have it replaced you're probably looking at $1500-$2K to have a rebuilt unit installed. Installing it yourself is not too terribly difficult, I've done turbo replacements on several old Volvos, the Saab can't be too much harder.
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