Here at GCG Turbochargers Australia Pty Ltd we pride ourselves on have the best turbocharger overhaul premises in Australia. This is related in every job our workshop produces, and the quality and attention to detail is second to none. Our technicians have over 100 years combined experiences in rebuiding, custom building and fault diagnosising turbochargers from all manufacturers around the world.

Our Work boasts the latest state of the art machinery as required and used by OEM’s around the world, this machinery is critical for a manufacturers specified repair on any turbocharger. This equipment combination is only found at GCG Turbochargers, while other try to replicate.

Our fully equipped machine shop ensures that all processes involved in re-building or assembling a new turbocharger such as, machining, grinding, honing, profiling and welding, are done in house ensuring the quality is to the highest standards.

What Turbochargers do GCG Repair? GCG repair turbochargers of all sizes, brands and types on a daily basis. These include performance turbochargers, ball bearing turbochargers, industrial, marine, commercial, transport, heavy vehicle, mining, plus many more. The only turbochargers we are limited to repairing are aircraft turbochargers, and VNT (Variable Nozzle Turbine) turbochargers, as these are replacement units only (non repairable).

How much does it cost to repair my turbocharger? Our base price for a repair is $850.00 Including GST, and this price is applicable to a turbocharger that goes through the standard rebuild procedure, that is:

• Strip
• Clean
• Quote
• Test Actuator assembly
• Standard Rebuild Kit fitted
• Balance
• Re-Assemble

Quite often, we will strip and clean the turbocharger and find it requires more than a standard rebuild, these other processes can include:

• Turbine side ring area machining
• Compressor side ring area machining
• Honing of the bearing housing
• Grinding of the wheel & shaft assembly
• Sleeving of the turbine housing (to repair corrosion mainly seen on marine engines)
• Removing broken studs and heli coiling bolt holes
• Supply new actuator
• Re-welding V-Band assemblies
• Supplying a new compressor wheel or turbine wheel
• Supplying new bearing housing
• Supplying a 360 Degree thrust bearing kit

These above processes and parts will incur an added cost on top of the $850.00.

Of course, if the job quoted comes close to the price of a new turbocharger, or it is more feasible fitting a new core assembly, this is what we will quote to do. In some instances, people will email/call asking how much to repair a GT2860RS for example, which has had considerable compressor wheel damage, compressor housing damage and a worn bearing pack. In this case, it is much more feasible to get a new turbocharger, as the cost of the parts will outweigh the cost of a new unit.

All repairs are returned with a 12 month manufacturers warranty, and a 10 step re-fitment sheet to assist in preparation for re-fitting a repaired turbocharger.

What to look out for during re fitment: When a turbocharger requires a rebuild, it is highly likely that something has caused it to happen. The common issues we see are dirty/contaminated oil (unserviced vehicle), oil starvation (blocked oil feed line) and foreign object damage (something entering the compressor or turbine side of the turbocharger). These issues need to be rectified prior to re-fitting a rebuilt turbocharger, as the turbo will fail in a short period of time if the problems aren't fixed. For example, if the shaft is heavily worn and scored, and the quote analysis shows oil contamination, the oil feed line would be the first part to replace, and then the engine will need to be checked for any signs of dirty oil and heavy sludge. A blocked or dirty oil feed line is a sure way to destroy a turbocharger in a very short period of time, as is oil starvation, so make sure the engine isn't part of the problem before re fitment of the turbocharger.