Found a turbo

[Dirty Bird]

I leark around here all the time and dont really know anything about turbo's. I work at a car wash and while dumping the garbage's - one being heavy i noticed a turbo at the bottom and ofc i took it i dont really know much about it, it probably is garbage but maybe some of you can tell me what i found. all it says on a square part it is:

TURBOCHARGER
TYPE: TO4E
Part NO: T3/T4
serial number:

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[Barton]

Why would someone throw away a turbo at a car wash?

[Thedrifter]

maby they got it off ebay? that is kind of an odd find. the most i leave at a car wash is usualy a 5 dolar stack of quarters...

[nagelandy55]

I deleted your other thread, it was not in the right section and don't post the same thing multiple times.

Get some pics of that turbo, someone might be able to help you out better.

[Dirty Bird]

Hope the pictures help.

[Oldmandan]

maby they got it off ebay?

I think you hit the nail on the head.... Looks like a "Ebay Special" to me!

Looks like a T3/T4 Hybrid, take it to a turbo rebuilder and see if they can put a Garrett center on it?

[Barton]

Yeah man, looks like a reverse engineered chinese ebay turbo lol.

Those things are hit and miss. I researched a lot about the "ebay" turbos, some people get ones that work well for thousands of miles, and some get ones that burn up within 100 miles. I damn sure wouldn't gamble 200 bucks on one since you can find a used quality turbo for around the same price.

You can probably take it to a turbo shop, and put new internals in it and it'll work like a champ(hopefully). It prolly just burnt up on someone within a few hundred miles and they got pissed off and just chunked it... why at a carwash? No idea.

EDIT: Why isn't there a database of turbo serial numbers so you can cross reference and see if they are legit or not?

[Dirty Bird]

Ya i really know nothing about turbos. I thought it would probably be a ebay since i could find any name brand cast in it. But hey it was shiny so i took it =) Still debating turboing my truck i wouldn't use this one ofc but it would be fun

[Riddle_Rob]

Looks like the garret hot side to me. Just google search the serial number. SOMETHING will come up.

[more_boost]

But hey it was shiny so i took it =)

lol sounds like me on the snap on truck lol...im like a crow if its shiny i want ha ha

[Top Notch]

Ebay turbo.

[PvtRanger]

i think i see a walmart tag on it but i am not sure lol