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Offline E30Dom

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Re: Disaster :@ UPDATE
« Reply #165 on: May 25, 2012, 01:49:29 pm »
Oh, and lets not have any more questions, but please let us know what the solution to help others in the future...  :wink:
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Re: Disaster :@ UPDATE
« Reply #166 on: May 25, 2012, 08:46:18 pm »
Okay another update, took it to them and the first thing they were saying about the smoke was that it was running very rich, on diagnostics it came up as multiple misfires and another fault for over boosting, also the engine oil warning light came up also and when checked it showed it was on minimum,
So in 6 days 1 litre of oil has gone.
They then took it for a drive and came back saying it is the turbo, although they are not sure. But the symtoms are showing up as that (high oil consumption and white smoke from exhaust),
Now to decide is a new turbo needed or not?
They didn't charge for diagnostics because they couldn't pinpoint me to anything directly, what are peoples view on this?
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Re: Disaster :@ UPDATE
« Reply #167 on: May 25, 2012, 08:49:46 pm »
Could have been a dud turbo
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Re: Disaster :@ UPDATE
« Reply #168 on: May 25, 2012, 08:54:01 pm »
Could have been yes, but there was no smoke in the first 3 days, so maybe it was me then I messed turbo up by over boosting or maybe it was on its way out, but what you think do the symptoms show enough for a bet on a new turbo?
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Re: Disaster :@ UPDATE
« Reply #169 on: May 25, 2012, 08:54:35 pm »
Read what heavyd put early,thought his was the turbo but turned out to be more serious
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Re: Disaster :@ UPDATE
« Reply #170 on: May 25, 2012, 08:56:53 pm »
Plus with all the oil going through the turbo some thing that has caused it to go
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Re: Disaster :@ UPDATE
« Reply #171 on: May 25, 2012, 08:58:55 pm »
As above send Heavyd a pm as it sounds like something his did
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Re: Disaster :@ UPDATE
« Reply #172 on: May 25, 2012, 09:22:26 pm »
I think you should put all your old stuff back on the car and see what happens then. £300 to refit everything is better than paying out for another turbo.
I can sense a lot of 'i told you so' comments coming soon, but everyone lay off as it's crap when you're in this situation!
It's £300, but at least you can put the engine rebuild at bay. I paid out for a turbo and didn't even need one, at vw dealer prices at that  :surprised:
You need to rule things out before shelling out :popcornsoda:
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Re: Disaster :@ UPDATE
« Reply #173 on: May 25, 2012, 09:41:55 pm »
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ What he said  :happy2:

Have watched this thread with a mixture of interest and alarm. Sammy - if you have all the original K03 parts then your quickest route back to a working car is most likely to be put them back on. If you put them back on and there are still issues then you have eliminated a whole bunch of stuff. If you put them back on and everything settles down then you know where the answer lies. It's not a question of putting good money after bad, it's about getting you back onto the road in a car that's not trying to tear itself apart. Do that first, and then go back to your upgrade plans a bit wiser and a bit more cautiously.

Please  :smiley:
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Re: Disaster :@ UPDATE
« Reply #174 on: May 25, 2012, 09:58:28 pm »
If it were me I'd drop the DP to check for shaft play in the turbo, just to cure my curiosity.
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Re: Disaster :@ UPDATE
« Reply #175 on: May 25, 2012, 10:40:51 pm »
Quote from: martziniuk on May 25, 2012, 09:58:28 pm
If it were me I'd drop the DP to check for shaft play in the turbo, just to cure my curiosity.

Is that anything like dogging??   :laugh:
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Re: Disaster :@ UPDATE
« Reply #176 on: May 25, 2012, 10:51:36 pm »
Quote from: bacillus on May 25, 2012, 10:40:51 pm
Quote from: martziniuk on May 25, 2012, 09:58:28 pm
If it were me I'd drop the DP to check for shaft play in the turbo, just to cure my curiosity.

Is that anything like dogging??   :laugh:
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Well I'm on my back when I do it  :surprised:
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Re: Disaster :@ UPDATE
« Reply #177 on: May 26, 2012, 12:26:39 pm »
As others have said, I would refit the K03 turbo and parts and take it from there. Hopefully if it is the turbo gone. You would always have the option of getting the k04 hybridised or repaired at a reputable turbocharger repair centre. Being fair a stage 2+ tfsi isnt slow so you could always stay K03 and have the reliabilty back. A K04 will pull better but we arent talking a massive difference and one I had looked into but decided against due to that. Im happy with stage 2+ on K03 for road driving.
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Re: Disaster :@ UPDATE
« Reply #178 on: May 26, 2012, 01:48:55 pm »
Am thinking of buying another k04 turbo fitting that on and see if that takes it away, If it does the faulty one will be sold as faulty and i can carry on as planned, If not i can always sell that k04 again anyway so thats what i am going to do for now,
And yes i agree k03 stage 2+ is great fun but I always i feel am loosing out at the top end and when I did have the k04 fitted on even with no map its the best thing i drove its a great pull straight to the redline so am defo heading towards k04 route
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Re: Disaster :@ UPDATE
« Reply #179 on: May 26, 2012, 02:25:41 pm »
No point spending more money like everyone else has already said.

Use what you already have to rule out the turbo. The k03.

Good luck
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