Tombo1

I have an intermittent fault with my boot warning light appearing on my dash cluster. the boot is 100% closed and latched, i have done numerous searches and struggle to find anything. ive checked all connections, WD40'd everything, adjusted the boot lock to pull it closer.... any ideas? its irritating me with this dash light and when locking the car the indicators do not flash so im not sure its working correct to indicate its locked? help much appreciated. kind Regards

Hi Mate, I think if i do put a new turbo on it again in the future it would be a GTB in all fairness. In hindsight i wish i had just gone to known turbo builder and as all the extra costs caused with my troubles it would have been cheaper to go all out to start with. Live and learn they say, but as she is now running well with what she has, time to chew up some miles.

So the 'saga' continued, the replacement hybrid GT17/56 failed immediately on start up, bellowing oil out its rear end, faulty oil seals. Considering this was a new hybrid and the possibility of 240BHP and 350Lbs Ft torque i was gutted to say the least and this was the final straw. I ended up settling for a PD150 unit from midland turbo and i have to be honest the quality of the turbo looked outstanding along with its 2 year warranty. Seeing as my old map would be requesting almost 2bar of boost i decided to not even attempt to squeeze the angry pedal until i had it mapped to suit. So i took a trip fourth time lucky coming here.... Back to Narco tuning, Adam has always been helpful and provided great knowledge, After re writing the map it was uploaded to the car and a few road tests and logs were taken although it was warm at the time so i was concerned the affect this would have when starting power runs. We had several different figure on the runs..... these are the ones i remember; 191.2bhp, 311.4Lbs Ft 199.6bhp, 304.9Lbs Ft 204.8bhp, 300.Lbs Ft. I mentioned to Adam, what i really wanted was the initial punch, and said to increase levels of torque regardless if it sacrificed BHP. in the end this was the result.. albeit on a hot day and being the 8th power run the car was warm and it was getting late in the day. The car certainly drives well, and is very smooth and punchy with the PD150 turbo, i do feel it runs out of puff as the revs. Even though i have a big increase in torque over my results on the hybrid with her slipping clutch the car isnt as quick as it was.... I am happy though, and feel i made the best of a bad situation. Might start saving for GTB and some nozzles and change it next year......

Yea i know what you mean genuinley gutted though as the car was relentless with all the extra power. I purchased a turbo today, stock PD150 from midland turbos, they seemed incredibly knowledgeable and offered a very competitive price along with 2 years warranty. Having a read i should be close to 190bhp with my other supporting mods without pushing the turbo too much. hopefully less lag as the hybrid, obviously much less performance but i guess wont be straining the engine so much.

Hello thanks for the replies, The standard turbo i first took off the car was in full working order albeit had a whine so i replaced with an Xman GT17/52 hybrid. In all fairness the turbo was running very well and pulled great power 216bhp although my torque was very flat as i had a slipping clutch. After 4 months of waiting i had put a new clutch on and drove it back up to Narco to have the mapping continued but the stop screw etc was covered in soot and for some reason offered no adjustment to allow the full potential of the turbo. Adam of Narco contacted Xman while i was out the workshop to arrange a new Hybrid to be sent down to me promplty, which it was this time a GT17/56 hybrid (Told this is a more robust item). This was fitted today and within 15 mins received a call from the garage to tell me its bellowing smoke out its tail when it never did this previously. Can only be a fault with this new turbo. Now have to send both Turbos back to Xman to get a refund so i can buy a standard turbo. The whole process has been a disaster and just want it back normal.... ish

Hello, Just wondering where the best place would be to purchase a GT1749va Garrett turbo for a PD130 ASZ engine, it seems google is flooded with turbo sellers however i just would like to buy from a renowned company. Any experiences? i don't wish to go hybrid, it had a hybrid begining of March wish developed a fault, the replacement hybrid turbo was fitted today and when started bellowed blue smoke out its arse. i just want it back standard and normal again. Thanks in advance

Havent updated this in a long time and now looking for a little advise... Finally had my clutch sorted out and took it for 'Final' mapping yesterday...... unfortunately it was discovered that my turbo GT17/52 hybrid has a fault and the heat shield has failed.I have a GT17/56 on its way to replace. I have typed GT17/56 in the search bar trying to aquire more info but my searches keep coming up as 'no match' what i need to know is what size reducer pipe do i need for between intake and turbo? thanks

So today i went back to Narco Tuning after the mount was fitted to get some final tweeks..... to be fair im more than happy with Narco but my car once again let me down.... first thing soon as i pulled up i parked up and shut the car down after a 2 hour drive.... started back up to pull into the unit and woah!!! power steering like and no power steering, gotta be kidding me!!!!! Adam let me use his tools and i ripped the front end off to inspect and found nothing untoward so just put it back together and thought i will worry about getting home later. Back on the rollers this time with the front mount All was going well, inlet temp were normal (THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!) but the next problem happened on the power run. I thought she made great power and was more than i was expecting however the torque is very low, 290lbs ft??? this is the peak where the clutch gave in.... so i guess i am now saving for an uprated clutch, my question is can anyone give some advise on what clutches they are using on their hybrids? id like to be at least around 340lbs ft ish? maybe a little less for lastability. Some clutch advise would be a real help, as the search is overwhelming.

So had a bit of an update today, got the De cat fitted, cooler and EGR delete all ready for a second attempt at mapping. what a nightmare to get the cooler on!!! in all fairness seems to drive different already and the inlet pipes seem very cool after some spirited driving.... excellent

I sure hope they will be nice and low. She only looks good from a distance.... she be very rough.

I purchased a darkside kit, I wanted the hardpipe kit, get that on there over the weekend and my xman downpipe and she should be good. Sidemount are a terrible design.

Yea Adam said i should be around 45-55 max! my cooler is just awful he believes that its damaged internally and as a result its not doing anything. Saying that only the day before he had a Mk4 golf with GT17/49 turbo and just a decat with a standard sidemount pulling 204.... however that sidemount was obviously working. Cant wait to get my front mount on and see where i am with it.

Havent updated this in a while, its been almost 2 years of a neglect for this car. i purchased my first home and litterally used the car as a van which left it tired looking and marked. In all fairness considering it was one of the cheapest cars ive ever purchased its actually been the best ive had. I had been looking for months for a new car yet for some reason struggle to part with this Fabia as ive become somewhat attached to it....... i then decided if its staying im having one of these purchased and delivered last week. its an Xman special GT17/52 i know some may think thats a mild hybrid to go for however this is my everyday car and chews miles so i want it sensible. So i then got it fitted on the thursday and booked into Narco Tuning last saturday 12th, to be honest i was very excited about this... in truth i didn't know what to expect, once the turbo was fitted i knew it needed setting up and it was very flat in comparison to previous so i made the drive up from South Wales to Coventry and arrived desperate to get it resolved. Adam at Narco set about it straight away and made some adjustments, and started the mapping process. On the test run she decided to blow off the lower boost hose having never run as much boost before, once repaired i took it for a quick road test and i must say compared to standard it was a totally different car... i knew having a sidemount intercooler and standard downpipe would restrict it alot but the way it went i was shocked but happy. She then went on the rollers and all hell broke loose, she was pulling 187bhp and decent torque before Adam aborted the run..... Inlet Temps reached 98degrees in seconds..... to say my sidemount is fit for the bin is an understatement couldnt even touch the pipes... for the safety of the car Adam detuned its power and advised a front mount was needed urgently.... In all fairness i was devastated but at least the car and turbo will be ok so Today ive purchase myself a seat sport front mount, darkside hardpipe kit and an xman downpipe along with a EGR delete..... once fitted i will be getting myself back up to Narco to see if i can get past the 200 mark with a nice and safe clutch friendly torque curve. Cant thank Adam and Xman enough so far well recommended.

Did these need modification to fit? look fantastic!

Ideal but miles away :(

PM'd about the Wings.

How much for a drivers door card delivered to Np post code?

Sorry to hi jack, What's the wheel specs? Looks fantastic! GLWS

Nursing a semi here, look fantastic on a fabia! very very cheap!!!! someones going to have a great deal here.

Finally something to change, Bands Gone!

Goes well then....

These swap only? Only have 16 banded steels which isn't what you asked for.

Didn't realise this had been replied... It turned out to be a cam position sensor failure in the end, although not a plug and play fix.....Some previous owner had tampered with the wiring loom in an attempt to cover and temp fix the cam position sensor failure...... ridiculous really as the part was only £36 quid! but the loom had to be repaired to accommodate it. Other than that she has been fantastic and now covered 3k+ and for a rough one putting plenty of smiles on my face. With regards to the wheels, ive been toying between silver and white for a long time.... not a fan of them in black, although wouldn't mind swapping them for a standard set if im honest.

Nice!! GLWS free bump

Think I best be looking for a new turbo as mine sounds like a police siren and whistles like crazy....