Prado 150 turbo replacement

[ss--ss Member Find all posts View Profile Close ss--ss]

G’day, my 2010 Prado 150 D4D started making this noise.. Toyota tell me it needs a new turbo which costs $3900 to replace..has anyone gone through this?

https://youtu.be/n9qHex2RCJ4

[b1nelly Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close b1nelly]

Shhhiitteee mate. Sounds like you got the chuppa turbo whistle going on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNumewr7BJM


Seriously though, have a look at your stepper motor mate. They tend to go first more than the turbo, but Toyota wants to replace the whole thing.
Or have a look at an upgrade. Grab yourself a gturbo for 3200.

[davo94 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close davo94]

send the turbo down the Ben at Proflow in VIC.
Less than half the price

[xlr8_87 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close xlr8_87]

I'd be tempted to try one of the larger turbos if that happened to mine - I think it was Mamba or something like that who make reasonably priced but bigger turbos

[gazolene Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close gazolene]

just had my 2013 prado serviced with 110000kms and told i need a new turbo quoted $4000 at toyota dealer. A great shock but no reason. going elsewhere

[Atherton Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Atherton]

You'd get a garrett for that... Get one of them, fit some +30 injectors and join the 200hp 1KD club

[Rimsy Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Rimsy]

just had my 2013 prado serviced with 110000kms and told i need a new turbo quoted $4000 at toyota dealer. A great shock but no reason. going elsewhere

I assume that will be done under warranty Gazolene as a reasonable person would expect a turbo on a $70,000 car to last longer than 110,000km.

[roadblock Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close roadblock]

Recently went through this with ours at ~260k. High pitch whistle and losing power.

Check out the post here https://www.pradopoint.com.au/forum/...417#post741417.


Regards,
Roadblock