turbo

[simon82]

hi, does anyone know what turbochargers will fit my passat? as everytime i look into it on the web it keeps coming up with volvo t5?? will the t5 bolt on to my passat or am i getting my wires crossed?

[Diamond Hell]

Rewind and explain what the hell you're trying to figure out.

What's the model Passat?

Is it turbocharged now, or do you want to put a turbocharger on it?

[Sam]

Its gonna be a right mission mate, no such thing as a 'bolt on' turbo charger. You got to tie in with oil, possibly extra injectors, full piping with a place to put your intercooler and full ecu re-map jobby, new clutch and possibly gear box, boost gauge and then... (probaly missed some points) insure it

[simon82]

sorry i have a 2001 passat turbo,b5. at the moment its got a blown k03 turbo on but while looking for a replacement the t5 keeps popping up under the vw section, so does that mean they will fit on my passat or has someone put it in the wrong section??

[Wayne]

Could be made to fit as a guess but would be better to find the correct unit.

[simon82]

  ok thanks does anyone know where i can get acheap replacement?

[Diamond Hell]

Cheap replacement turbos are likely to result in one thing only.

More cheap replacement turbos.

It's a precision unit that either needs rebuilding properly or replacing with new.  Anything else and you're going to be getting your hands dirty pretty soon after.

[...joe]

For the B5 you need to either get a replacement K03 or there is a K04-15 available from 'cheap sources' which no-one seems to have tried on a passat yet but it is the right configuration for the car. Most people have put these cheap k04-15's on G40 turbos and they end up getting mounted upside down on a fast revving engien which may be why they go pop so easily.
Apparently these cheap K04-15's will probably be fine on a passat as it is designed to be used on that engine and so is configured for it, and because of the different loading on the turbo from the passat. Like I say, no-one seems to have used one yet on UKPassats so they might be fine or they might be crap.
The K04-15 isn't to be confused with the K04-22 used on TT's and S3's though, its more like a K03s.

[simon82]

ok thanks, i need something that will last so to be honest  i think i will try and find a good company. anyone know of 1?

[monzablue16v]

I would be interested in above mentioned cheap source have a k03 at them moment but I need to make lines and suchlike so in limbo at the moment as to big turbo or just k03s but I don't want scene tax on top of a second hand one