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Offline minda

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Turbo's gone.
« on: 19 September 2008, 15:55 »
hey all, got a mk5 2.0 TDI and the turbo went this morning? Anyone no where i can get the turbo for a good price, or where i can get it fixed for a good price, preferably in the midlands, im in coventry.

Thanks.
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Offline topher

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Re: Turbo's gone.
« Reply #1 on: 19 September 2008, 16:00 »
Assuming it's out of warranty, Stealth Racing in Southam or RSD in Banbury. How do you know/who told you its your turbo gone?
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Re: Turbo's gone.
« Reply #2 on: 19 September 2008, 16:03 »
sounds bad :S what happened?
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Re: Turbo's gone.
« Reply #3 on: 19 September 2008, 16:05 »
well the AA guy rekons its the turbo thats gone.

it works , for bout 10miles then stops, leavin us with a top speed of about 60mph, when i turn it off leave it for a bit, then it works again for another 10miles or so then the proble re-occurs, the engines slightly louder then before, but not drastically.

Any idea how much im goin to have to fork out?
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Re: Turbo's gone.
« Reply #4 on: 19 September 2008, 16:10 »
ALOT  :cry: :cry:
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Re: Turbo's gone.
« Reply #5 on: 19 September 2008, 16:14 »
Typical AA man response. If it is the turbo expect to pay around £700 in parts and 3-4 hours labour.. but you should get a second opinion. Vince at stealth racing will take a quick look for you but if it was me, VW would be my first port of call (the £70 diagnostic inspection would be well worth it)
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Re: Turbo's gone.
« Reply #6 on: 19 September 2008, 16:14 »
lol joe, really fooking helpful!

is that limp home mode cutting in then? did the aa guy run diagnostics on it?

just wait for T_T to bowl along with some knowledge!

You could potentially get a used turbo from a spare parts company... I used to use combellacks in cornwall quite a bit, may save a few bob...
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Re: Turbo's gone.
« Reply #7 on: 19 September 2008, 16:15 »
Won't be that much, You'll get a turbo on an exchange basis for around £350-£400 quid, If your handy with spanners you could do it yourself in a couple of hours.
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Re: Turbo's gone.
« Reply #8 on: 19 September 2008, 16:16 »
Quote from: topher on 19 September 2008, 16:14
the £70 diagnostic inspection would be well worth it

couldn't agree more...

I had aa out 3x before they managed to diagnose a faulty MAF/throttle pos sensor which Seat managed to diagnose in what, 10mins?
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Re: Turbo's gone.
« Reply #9 on: 19 September 2008, 16:27 »
just spoke to stealth racing, really helpful, they said it sounds like its goin into the LIMP mode.

Its goin into VW 2morro (listers nuneaton) so they can diagnostic check it, although im thinkin of takin it to RSD as they'll do the check for free, where as VW will probably charge.
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