[Raoul Duke]

So, I got my new (reman factory overstock) Holset HX40 today, and since I'm like a lil kid on Christmas Day when I comes to truck parts, naturally I started playing with it.

So of course the second thing I did after giving it a good once over to make sure everything felt tight, was to rip that doggone silencer ring out, because I'm 25 and I still think loud turbos are cool. :rof

This is what I found...

Before:



After:




It looks like someone welded shut the space that i think should be there!! This is the first time I've been up close and personal with a true blue HX40, but, the pictures I've seen don't look anything like this once the ring is gone.

Somebody please tell me WTF is going on here?

 

[Raoul Duke]

Bump for hump day.

 

[swalldog]

yep, looks welded up. I dont know why. I would call the place that you got the turbo from and ask wtf.

 

[ghostman]

That's not right.

 

[Raoul Duke]

I emailed them and asked for an exchange, still waiting for a response. Hopefully they do.

But if not, what are my options for saving this turbo. Other then this crap, she looks outstanding. I want to use it badly. New compressor housing?? If so, where do I get one??

Any other ideas? And more so, will this negitively affect turbo? I would assume so.

 

[Ed Font]

Are you sure that is a genuine Holset? It looks like all the machined surfaces were shot peened after machining. Where did you get it?

 

[Raoul Duke]

Off of EBay. BUT, it's not one of those stupid lil speed shop things that have the Knock off looking turbos. This one has all the tags, serial numbers, 16 in side of the flange, 7 & 12 blade, hell, it even has the arrows on the center section for the oil flow. It's definitely not one of those little $300 dollar turbos.

I'm going to call Holset this afternoon and have them run the #s for me and see what I get back.

 

[CTK30]

You can buy nike shoes with the size tags and logos on them from china

AimPoint red dots with correct markings

They copy things exactly

 

[Raoul Duke]

True.

I'm still going to call Holset and run the numbers, at least if they tell me it's a fake, they can get them off the market I guess. I hope this isn't the case. Either way, I'm going to raise hell until this is fixed.

 

[Jllenox]

Hope it all works out for you! It sucks getting something new in the mail and not being able to use it.

 

[Raoul Duke]

Tell me about it, good thing I took the silencer ring out or I would have never known...

 

[Jllenox]

Tell me about it, good thing I took the silencer ring out or I would have never known...

Keep us updated :thumbsup:

 

[Raoul Duke]

Will do. I just talked to my local Cummins dealer, AND my my diesel shop, and neither one have heard of this ever happening.

I will get to the bottom of this.

 

[murphy41]

How much did you pay will usually unveil the authenticity of it being Genuine Holset Reman.

 

[Raoul Duke]

$750 + shipping.

 

[murphy41]

Thats the going rate of a Genuine Reman. I'd definitely be raising some questions though. That doesn't seem right at all.

 

[Raoul Duke]

Assuming I get screwed over on this and get stuck with the turbo I have, could I just put the silencer ring back in and run it? Other than this, it feels tight. Zero shaft play in any direction, no binding on the blades, I can't find anything else wrong with it other then some jack wad welding those gaps shut. I'm not even sure what those spaces are for???

 

[BigCE]

I wouldn't run it. The welding process could have warped the metal. Also the weld looks like garbage it might crack once you get that thing nice and hot.

I wouldn't take the chance return that thing and get what you payed for.

 

[ghostman]

They basically welded up the MWE groove. That's not good but not detrimental.


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[Raoul Duke]

Why would someone do that??