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Offline jdjd

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Turbo exploded
« on: 26 August 2009, 15:01 »
So the other day the Turbo on my MKV went, Had it back to VW, They say the turbo failed, And all the oil has pissed into the engine. No Oil was visable on the dipstick, How likely is it that this is going to have caused my engine to be fked also? :rolleyes:

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Re: Turbo exploded
« Reply #1 on: 26 August 2009, 15:05 »
what caused the turbo to fail??

did you drive it after it failed as chances are you're ruined your cat and exhaust if you drove it for a length of time

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Re: Turbo exploded
« Reply #2 on: 26 August 2009, 15:24 »
Im not sure what caused it to fail. However the car couldn't be driven straight after as the oil caused to much pressure in the engine and the engine wouldn't even tick over. Needed recovery   :shocked:

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Re: Turbo exploded
« Reply #3 on: 26 August 2009, 15:27 »
Im not sure what caused it to fail. However the car couldn't be driven straight after as the oil caused to much pressure in the engine and the engine wouldn't even tick over. Needed recovery   :shocked:

christ!! That doesn't sound too clever at all!!

I really hope you're within your warranty period.........

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Re: Turbo exploded
« Reply #4 on: 26 August 2009, 16:43 »
Oh dear!  :sick:
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Re: Turbo exploded
« Reply #5 on: 26 August 2009, 20:04 »
Sh*t a brick that sounds like it's f*cked.  :shocked:

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Re: Turbo exploded
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Re: Turbo exploded
« Reply #7 on: 26 August 2009, 20:08 »
VW jokers £8500 for a new engine :rolleyes: Looks like mr car robbers breaking into my house soon  :sad:
 Bought 7 cars in 5years from a VW dealer, 140,000 worth of cars have been bought by my parents or myself. warrenty is 10,000 miles out yet they carn't cut me a proper deal said they'de take 3000quid off £5500 for engine lol. Cars prolly worth like 9-10grand. Feel like fkin cancellin my MKVI god knows where im gna dig this dough out from, Think its time to put some lights back up  :nerd:
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Re: Turbo exploded
« Reply #8 on: 26 August 2009, 20:10 »
VW jokers £8500 for a new engine :rolleyes: Looks like mr car robbers breaking into my house soon  :sad:

£8500!!????  :shocked: :shocked:

start looking on Ebay for rear ended GTI's :afro:

do you know what caused the turbo failure??  :huh:

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Re: Turbo exploded
« Reply #9 on: 26 August 2009, 20:15 »
Presumably that is for a base engine, turbo, including labour and VAT?

Phone round some good indys, the $tealers will be fleecing you for about £80 an hour for labour.

At a guess, it must be circa £5K for the engine and turbo from VW (parts only).

What is the age mileage and how far out of warranty is it? Might be worth asking for a goodwill contribution from VW if it's got full history etc etc.
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