Hi

currently have the turbo off my car, its just a standard kkk. I plan on getting a bigger one at some point, just not sure when that will be so i was intending to take the turbo apart and renew the seals in it with a rebuild kit as a temporary thing because its been leaking oil into the ic pipes.

 

Perfectly confident taking it apart& putting it together again however my only concern when researching this topic was whether or not it would need balanced after its rebuilt? Seen a few things saying it will need done & others saying it wont.

The reason the seals have failed is because the bushes are worn, so unless you're planning on a complete rebuild and rebalance then you'll be better off buying a new CHRA assembly which will already be balanced correctly.

Perhaps a watch of Wheelers is in order. Its common sense. Wheel balance not done leads to wheel wobble at around 60 MPH. Turbos spin at a lot more. Add imbalance wobble and rebuild costs go out window.