stock turbo

[jlat]

hello people: I have not been driving my TB this summer, but I found in my driveway a small badge. It says factory rebuld with a serial number and other numbers. I bought my 86 T from the orignal owner and he never mentioned that. Any of yuoz have a badge anywhere on your stock turbo? I wonder if I could trace the S/N? Just for fun.
IBBY

 

[SCOOBY DOO]

Picture might help.

 

[jlat]

hello people: I suck at the pic thing, but I'll see what I can do later.
IBBY

 

[Anthony P]

on the compressor side backplate, there is a small rectangle cast that would accept the factory Garrett tag and the "Rebuilt for General Motors" tag. an aluminum tag...use a dab of aviation permatex - the tar-like stuff - to re-attach.

 

[jlat]

hello people: That's it. So does that mean it was new or rebuilt?
IBBY

 

[TType85]

Maybe it was a warranty replacement? Do you have any of the old service records?

 

[corsair231]

It was not uncommon to replace the turbos under warranty. The original owner might not have even realized they did it. I worked at a parts store back in the day that delivered to a local GM dealer and I was friends with the mechanics. I wound up with a perfectly good original TTA turbo for just the core charge when it was replaced under warranty. The fact there was a core charge indicates they did rebuild them.