Had a real crap day today, on my way to our local garage to get my new RPS Max Clutch and Aasco Lightened Flywheel and a niggly long term Oil leak from the Sandwich plate above the oil filter sorted. Driving along I experienced the thing that none of us like to think about it's the kind of thing that you will read about exactly here and never imagine it will happen to you (But it can).

THE DREADED BLUE SMOKE was bellowing out from the back of my car LIKE MY BLOODY GRANDADS COMPOST HEAP was on fire, you could see it from 300 yards and everyone was cutting me dirty looks of disgust and pointing and laughing (I was Gutted). Anyhoo I continued on to the local garage ROSS ROAD GARAGE, HUNTLEY, GLOUCESTER where John and Andy the mechanic have been really helpful and understanding and suggested that while the Bell housing, Exhaust mainpipe, prop etc were off my car to do the Flywheel and Clutch that they could get close enough to the pasengerside Turbo that has gone to whip it out with the engine still in (Thank God). It's suprising how much space there is to work with all the gubbins removed and the car is elevated above head height.

Anyway off I drive into the Sunset Turbo in hand (Well in a carrier bag and a box actually) off to Northampton (2 hour drive away) to go up to Turbo Technics wher I arrived very stressed out at their closing time and just caught the boss (Giles) on his way out the door, when he instantly pointed out the excessive play in the bearings and concluded that they had suffered extensive Oil Starvation ???? They are going to replace the Turbo Seal and replace the 360 Bearing that was inserted into my turbos by Severnvalley Motorsport in Telford only 15 months ago having done only 2500 miles (Mysteriously it has packed up after such a short life span) and they have only been out of warranty 3 months. Turbo Technics have promised approx 2/3 days turnaround as my car is sat in the garage on the ramp taking up busy valuable space. The only downside is that i am gonna miss going to Billing on Saturday in my Z, but fingers crossed I will have the car back by then.

Hope you get it sorted M8,be nice to see you at Billing.

Gutted mate, i'm hoping mine runs ok, this will be its first test drive in the three months its been off the road :S hoping my work was ok hehe

i know how you feel mate

ive just done the passenger side on mine

do you need a oil feed pipe for the turbo

as i have a brand new one in the bag going cheap

hope you fix it soon al

 

steve

i know how you feel mate

ive just done the passenger side on mine

do you need a oil feed pipe for the turbo

as i have a brand new one in the bag going cheap

hope you fix it soon al

 

steve

 

Stevo , Alan was asking me if i could source one last night so pretty sure he does , I will try and get hold of him to let him know you have one

 

Ryan

thanks ryan

i spoke to him today

hes all sorted now

hes getting some from nissan

 

steve

Yeah, unfortunately the garage were already on the ball they had already placed an order that morning for 2 of them, god only knows what they will charge for them on top of the existing bill ??? Thanx anyhoo guys.

Looks like I won't be at Billing in the Bling Mobile but if I can sort out this on going Overheating problem on the other Z then I will be there in that. Chances are I will be goin' up there in my dads Citroen Saxo.....

Thats a fooker mate, typical isnt it, something happens the same week!!!!!

 

Unlucky matey, hopefully it will be sorted soon, be good to see you there all the same!

Cheers Buddy will hopefully see ya there.