120 turbo failure

[JRM Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close JRM]

08 120 with 160000km - started holiday and about 500 clicks in the main seal went in the turbo. Just had injectors replaced at 158000km in conjunction with 160000 km service by Toyota 2 months ago. Would there be anyway to tell or test to ascertain if/when a turbo would fail and if so what would that be?

[Bushbasher Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Bushbasher]

That's no good. From reading on this forum it's not a very common failure.

[JRM Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close JRM]

Yep no good at all -upwards of $3500 for a genuine. I have been reviewing threads and there is next to none that have experienced this- on the positive engine survived.

[gxl_d4d Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close gxl_d4d]

Try turbo shops. They may be able to get you a turbo core and transplant the sensors and drive motor.

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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/17201-301...cAAOSwmLlX3Q4j

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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TurboChar...IAAOSwF1dUNIbC

[JRM Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close JRM]

Thanks for the info. Have to get it fixed as holiday needs to continue so no time to chase something cheaper. Should get it back this arvo. Apparently it was the seal that keeps the oil out that failed, whereas the air side is the most common failure. Toyota tech reckons they have never seen them fail like this before. Always a first I suppose!! Been a costly few months. Does anybody know what are the signs to look for or hear that would indicate this was going to happen? There was just a massive cloud of smoke as the oil was getting dumped straight into the exhaust, no noise or indication that it was going to let go. Thanks

[t303 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close t303]

Toyota tech reckons they have never seen them fail like this before.

I reckon I could make a fortune selling a big sign that reads: "Before you ask; NO! we've never seen that fail before..............."
Every stealership of every make would have one hanging over their service counter; in fact, I'm surprised it is not a standard Toyota part number already. :-)

[JRM Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close JRM]

To true - part number should read 'Sucker-$$$$$$'. Seems every issue I get fixed inevitably leads to another problem and of course none of them are related.