Whilst driving about in Yorkshirethe passenger side of the engine started to make a noise like a scalextric car with 415V up its arse. Well when i bring up the revs. Turbo power is half with the needle on the dash not going beyond half way. So is me turbo buggered and how much to replace?

 

Bum grapes :(

its not going beyond 0? or past "half" of the boost side, i.e 7psi?

Yep goosed!

 

But you can do that turbo with the engine in the car quite easily. Not sure it's entirely sensible to repair just the one turbo though......

you seem remarably calm about it i must admit... i think i would be stomping round the village screaming abuse and comfort eating chinese!

Well my zed has given 2 years loyal service. Apart from when i crashed it, my fault and when the clutch slave unit failed cos of a crap hotel speed bump. So i will wince and get a pair of new turbos. In the scheme of things my zed has been great. Unlike other things... like women :wack:

A zed will not take you to bed though will it, mind you it wont take you to court either so your better of spending your money on a new turbo

def seized turbo. Engine out and whilst engine is out plenum bypass EGR removel and BIGGER tubs :D

Oh another thing. On the left turbo is the oil pressure sender. Engine oil is fed to the pressure sender then on to the turbo.

 

MAKE SURE THE 1.2mm HOLE IN THE PRESSURE SENDER IS CLEAR OF DEBRIS!

 

I learned this the hard way :(

 

HTH

Pressure sender block I mean... You'll see when you remove the metal oil pipes from it.

Is replacing turbos a engine out job.. and so even more £££ ?

Yes

Is replacing turbos a engine out job.. and so even more £££ ?

 

Did you not realise that?> Apparantly its possible just to do the passanger one with the engine in the car... But you may as well do them both since the other one will probably be about goosed and obviously cant put just one bigger one one one side! :wack:

I think i might have fubar'd the turbo by accident. Well i had the klever idea (or not) of removing the ignition coil relay at the passneger side - front of the engine bay to use as an immosbiliser. I tried to start car twice. Lots of whirring but car did not start. And next day after putting the boost on 9psi with the profec boost controller, overtaking a tractor on full loud pedal action the left turbo popped. Whadda think?

so your saying you tried to start the car with effectivly no spark? Shouldnt affect a turbo i dont think! they are 9.5 or 9.8 psi standard (i think??) so its not too higher boost. Just got old i think, how many miles are on your turbos?

Well 60K miles on the car. Had it for 2 years imported from Japan. I hardly rag it just cruise it. But hey i had 2 years of luck (aside from crash). So now the zed reaper is tapping the cash till lol.

 

If its £400 for a pair of recon tubs and say £250 labor? How much extra to get some uprated ones?

well ive always been told is £2000 ish to replace turbos, engine out and back in and replace turbos is about £800 of labour so i believe and £600 a side fo some nice big ones (including all the extra bits etc etc etc)

I am out of work so i will get a ebay Garret T28 repair kit http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220135876510&ssPageName=MERC_VI_RCRX_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT&refitem=220135864567&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=active_view_item&usedrule1=CrossSell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget

 

For the passenger side tub. Yeah its not by the book as the turbos are supposed to be balanced. But i am out of work so will take me chances.

 

How easy is it to get the passenger tub out from a jack up zed?

 

EDIT: Wel got a scalding of some mates for this idea. Zed is grounded for now :(

It is possible to do the passanger side tub with the engine in, but its a real pita of a job and just as easy to take the engine out as its false economy to do just 1 turbo, and as i said before there is other preventative jobs you can do whilst the engine is out, plenum by-pass for a start its worth doing to prevent future water leaks from the pipe work at the rear of the engine.

Erm how much would i get if i broke the zed for bits?

.. the plot thickens.

 

My mate dwarfy said that as my exhausts are not pooping any strange coloured smoke at all it is probably a hose that has come loose. Well i have had a look underneath and cant find anything not connected around the turbo area. But there is a load of stuff i just cant get to. And on the passenger side there is a rectangular black electrical connector that was unplugged (not like the more oval bluey grey ones). On the drivers side this connector is matched with the socket.

 

I shall go checkout a guide for boost leaks.

 

Who is the fool, the fool or the fool that follows him :xxx: