I simply replaced it with a Chinese HX35 knock off turbo for under $300(about 200 hours or so going strong).
Mrwesson...
Looking for more info please...
Was the original turbo water cooled ?
Mine is ( H1B ) and I was wondering about replacing it some time. Maybe with 1 that isn't water cooled if that's possible.
What did you have to do as far as blocking off the water passages and mounting the turbo ?? Have to be a different hole pattern.
** Purchase/install at your own risk. I can only say it's worked for me and I have under 1000 hours on it.
Posting info like this can be dangerous but i'm pretty confident that it's safe enough.
It was the holset 3LD(not water cooled) and I replaced it with a Holset H1C chinese turbo(also not water cooled). Pretty straight forward swap except a couple of fittings being a bit different. It's my understanding the H1C is almost identical in housing and turbine size so performance should remain the same. Some say a small amount of added HP but I'm skeptical.
I've not heard of the water cooled 354 turbo but i'll look into it to see if I can help.
People report power improvements but I don't see how that is possible with the 354. I'm pretty sure the only way to add power is by turning up the fuel pump. This is a good thing though.
Mine shows no sign on wearing out FWIW.
It was $228 on ebay(Gyturbo). Pretty sure this is the exact one I ordered.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Upgrade-Tu...et-H1C-S2EL-/263333545528?hash=item3d4fe70638
Apparently these turbo's dont show their chinese colors unless you stress them in high HP applications. For a low boost tractor engine it'll hold up forever. The components are made out of the same material. If you're worried that it'll let you down order 2
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(comparable turbo from Perkins is 1700 refurbished although unlikely to be as good).
If your stock 3LD is performing well then then the only reason I see ordering the ebay turbo is for a backup on the loop or just as a backup. Mine corroded @ the housing(similar to OP) so I had to do something.
EDIT Apparently you can run a water cooled turbo and simply cap the water passages or leave them dry. Many road going turbo cars are built around some water cooled turbos and they do it.
I wouldn't cap a water cooled turbo but it's a strong sign that the mounts are the same(they look the same) so you should be able to simply swap in a H1C or 3LD. I'm not certain of this and it comes off of 10 minutes of research so I highly suggest doing your own.