2.0T troubles

[GorgeousGeorge]

dan

yeah bit of a bummer i know, but i suppose one of the perils of owning a car, and buying privately i suppose x(

the service manager did invite me to have a look but its in brum and im in coventry so cant really, said "never seen one like it before", MMmmm standard response manual out there..

that is the all in price, including the new studs and locking nuts if needed, if not £45.00 off the bill.

and the previous owner was a woman who used to take the kids to school by the look of it, there is wear on the built on booster sides and it only had 30k on the clock, so lots of little journies by the looks of it, and if she was anything like my missus she wouldn't have bothered letting the turbo cool.

as for the grill etc, hold onto it until next month of that is possible, i'll take it then mate.

so, get her back tommorrow night, see what a difference there is, and i thought i was getting the hang of the right foot as well, dead chuffed i had stopped wheel spinning so much, but looks as though the power was just ebbing away...

oh well, i'll let you know how she flies when she comes back.

you get your wing sorted ??

later

scott

[Dommett]

What do you mean by "Letting the turbo cool down" ?

[GorgeousGeorge]

tom

the engine should be allowed to idle after stopping to allow oil to continue to circulate around the turbo to allow it to cool.

Most Common Causes Of Turbo Faliures
1. HARD DRIVING, IMMEDIATELY ON STARTING.
The engine has not built up enough oil pressure to lubricate the turbocharger adequately.
2. SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER DRIVING.
The turbo is extremely hot and still spinning at high revs and there is no oil to lubricate the bushings and dissipate the heat.
3. LACK OF OIL, OR DIRTY OIL.
Without oil, the entire engine will fail. Dirty oil will carry debris (metal slivers and carbon pieces) into the turbo bushings.

from http://www.turboclinic.co.uk/info.html

also see

http://www.turbotechnics.com/turbo/turbofacts.htm

for some more info

cheers

scott

[Dan F]

>and the previous owner was a woman who used to take the kids
>to school by the look of it, there is wear on the built on
>booster sides and it only had 30k on the clock, so lots of
>little journies by the looks of it, and if she was anything
>like my missus she wouldn't have bothered letting the turbo
>cool.

That sounds like a likely cause!

>as for the grill etc, hold onto it until next month of that
>is possible, i'll take it then mate.

No worries, will do!

>so, get her back tommorrow night, see what a difference there
>is, and i thought i was getting the hang of the right foot as
>well, dead chuffed i had stopped wheel spinning so much, but
>looks as though the power was just ebbing away...

Smile factor will return!

>oh well, i'll let you know how she flies when she comes
>back.

OK.

>you get your wing sorted ??

Yes it is in the body shop on Tuesday. They couldn't do a dents away type thing, so it needs the wing respraying. Luckily the paint hasn't faded at all so matching will be a synch. So he tells me. ;-) One day turn around, jobs a flyer!

Later,
Dan.

[GorgeousGeorge]

dan

the spooky thing is she still shifted, so when she comes back it gonna be fantastic }(

pick her up this afternoon YIPPPEEEEEEE

oh, and a lap dancing club tut tut :P

congratulations mate

scott

[Dan F]

>dan
>
>the spooky thing is she still shifted, so when she comes back
>it gonna be fantastic }(
>
>pick her up this afternoon YIPPPEEEEEEE

Cool!

>oh, and a lap dancing club tut tut :P

Hur hur! Try it, I gurantee that the smile will be on your face for days as you try to make your self believe what you saw was actually happening!! ;-)

>congratulations mate

Cheers bud! I will have a drink for ya!!

Later,
Dan.

[GorgeousGeorge]

:-) }( }( }( }(

need i say more !!!

and this smile is worth all the £1029.51

only down side is the tires will need replacing again

oh, and the service manager mentioned he might try and sort out a "deal" for VOC members in the birmingham area, keep you eye on driver for that...

later dudes

scott

It's good then? And you can feel the extra power?

Stu

[GorgeousGeorge]

stu

yeah, the power is back to when i first got her, maybe even better, and so much quieter, so the turbo must have been going for a while..

a dent in the wallet but a smile on my face.

how did the trim thing go ??

scott

umm......

Due to a ton of stress (I hate Dutch health insurance companies) I haven't had a chance to look at it yet... I've gotta hover it out at the weekend for the trip back to Leicester for easter so I'll probably look at it then. I'll keep you posted :)

Glad she's back to full power - remeber those Gatso's though }(

Stu