Condition of my turbo ? Shaft play ?

dannib89

Member
Joined
Sep 11, 2014
Location
Manchester
TDI
polo 6kv AHU TDI and polo 6k ALH tdi
IV had compressor surge for last few months and just fixed it with a good turbo clean. I have realised my turbo has a slight bit of play in the shaft , I have put a link to the video of my turbo below . Is the turbo shot or a few thousand miles left in it ? Thanks in advance

https://youtu.be/RnUyy62JgW0
 

AndyBees

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Joined
May 27, 2003
Location
Southeast Kentucky
TDI
Silver 2003 Jetta TDI, Silver 2000 Jetta TDI (sold), '84 Vanagon with '02 ALH engine
I could not really see anything in the video that was revealing. However, everything looked typical of a Turbo with age and miles. The shaft is suppose to have some play....
 

Yblocker

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Joined
Sep 1, 2010
Location
Oakland, CA
TDI
1997 Passat
Detectable side to side play is normal as long as the impellers aren't making contact with the housing. Axial (in-and-out) movement should not be felt.
 
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