MY 81 280 ZXT turbo just quit . I think the berrings seized up. can I rebuild it? What do I need to do ? what parts do I have to hunt up for this? I can do the work myself . parts no.whould help too. Need my baby to fly again.

Dude, that sucks!

You can buy the Turbo cartridge (internals) at most parts stores--- or at least order it. Never rebuilt one myself, could be fun!!!

Find out why she seized!!!

Lack of oil? Lack of Coolant? Just plain old? If an oil line is plugged or busted You have to fix it first.

Good luck and have fun!

Nate:cross-eye

Turbo rebuilds cost a bit, not as much as a brand new turbo but more than a second hand one

www.majesticturbo.com or turbos cant remember it exactly. rebuilds your core turbo for about 300 dollars with warranty. i would chance a junkyard turbo just for the fact that it might do the same thing.

depending on what caused the engine to sieze is what you need. you will definetly need complete gasket set. new bearings i recomend nissan only for this. might as well do the timing chain while your there. new rings. you just have to pull it apart and see what damage is there.

if all goes well once the motor is out of the car total tear down should take more then 2 hours with the right tools.

good luck.

james

a good place to go is www.courtesynissan.com they have all the parts you will need and also all nissan if you wish to go that route.

tell them you belong to a Z club and get a 10% i believe discount or 25% not sure.

worse thing is i just called them about wheel bearings :stupid:

I am afraid I know very little about turbo maintenance... But perhaps you could find a replacement from a scrap yard at a goog price.. I have relied on this resource for many of my " it's broke and so am I repairs" Good luck.... A thought you my not have considered is to ditch the turbo and reconfigure for naturally asperated... The HP is harder to get. But the reliability factor is much greater.... Just a thought.

I was out looking today No 240 260 280Z,s to be found in any junk yards around. found about 5 300+ newer thay said the rest went to the CRUSHER! (sob) so my op is to rebuild or buy new or drive a long way to get parts. some are ok to ups . I take i live in a bad climet for the great Z cars. west PA.

I can not say what other members of tis site would say. But the choice is of course yours, I would if in your situation price the options. I am sure that your car runs like crap without the turbo. It was set up to need it. The question has to be how much do you want or are able (as in my case) to spend. Price the rebuild, a new replacement (best choice, but most expensive) and alternatives. Roughly you could put a small block in your car fou around $3000.00. You can put a Non turbo engine in your car for from 500.00 dollars to about 1500.00 dollars. You can repair the existing turbo for ?????. These are guesses, and if you have a connection to parts from a friend or associate , you could get much different prices. I would base my decision on what worked for me (Price), but your situation may be different. Good luck either way. Let us know what you decide.

MY lucky day I found a grate parts car same as mine. the only thin mising is the batery.im back on the road agin . plus lots of good parts.

Sounds like the best possible answer..