The turbo on my '05 VRS has unfortuntely failed.

It is 3 years and 4 months old, and has covered 30,000 miles.

Am a bit gutted as it is only 4 months out of warranty, and am about to face a hefty bill from my dealer!

What options do I have?

Is there any possibility of Skoda offering me any goodwill towards the repair as it is relatively low mileage and only just out of its warranty period?

Any advice gratefully appreciated!

Cheers

New Turbo?! - BRISKODA - The Skoda Forums

There seems to be a spate of turbo failures at the moment.Or do they go pop all the time?

Edited 4 November, 200817 yr by DGW
Link fixed.

I think there's a slow but steady stream TBH, that gets exaggerated by the fact that there are hundreds if not thousands of owners not posting to say "my turbo's fine!". There's regular discussion of whether the Garretts fitted to some are stronger than the KKKs in the rest, but AFAIK there's nothing definite in it...

If the car's got FSH and hasn't been remapped, you're in with a fair shout of a 'goodwill' contribution from Skoda. Even if not, it's worth a try! OTOH, are you positive it's the turbo and not something like a pipe that's blown off (quite common)?

Snap!!

http://briskoda.net/fabia-i/recommend-me-turbo/127731/

I'm going hybrid - Me thinks a stage 2 turbo dynamics one

If its any help Ive just rang Turbo force which is local to me (Bamber Bridge). They've said bring it into them and they maybe able to re build it for £210.

If its any help Ive just rang Turbo force which is local to me (Bamber Bridge). They've said bring it into them and they maybe able to re build it for £210.

get a garrett off fleabay for same price, much stronger

get a garrett off fleabay for same price, much stronger

If you can point me in the direction of a link to one then please do, but none on that I can find.

EDIT: I stand corrected, NEW SKODA FABIA Turbocharger VRS 1.9 turbo 130BH 720855 on eBay, also, Skoda, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 16-Nov-08 09:46:10 GMT)

But not the same price haha. I wish

When my turbo blew last year, I got my KKK exchanged for a Garrett from Allard. Worked out cheaper this way than just buying a Garrett outright. Might be worth getting in touch with them.

I think its definately worth a try at getting in touch with Skoda UK and seeing if they will give a contribution towards a new turbo for you.

Typical though isn't it... I'm sure things now have a self destruct so that as soon as they're out of warranty they go bang!!

When my turbo blew last year, I got my KKK exchanged for a Garrett from Allard. Worked out cheaper this way than just buying a Garrett outright. Might be worth getting in touch with them.

Its not that much cheaper. £825 delivered and your old turbo in exchange. Just rang them now

Can get pd130 turbos off Ebay relatively cheaply, but try to ensure it's a garrett if you do.

Question on a PD150 Turbo from VAG.

Can I just put this straight into to the furby with the standard intercooler or would i need to upgrade that too ???

Question on a PD150 Turbo from VAG.

Can I just put this straight into to the furby with the standard intercooler or would i need to upgrade that too ???

You can but you'll have to rotate the bell housing to fit the boost pipes.

You'd need a EGR blanking plate. Possibly a new clutch and custom map. Then maybe a FMIC.

I dont see a point in putting this turbo on and then mapping it down to the tollerences of the standard clutch.

I dont see a point in putting this turbo on and then mapping it down to the tollerences of the standard clutch.

No need I have the Sachs Would I be ok with standard intercooler with my car currently being mapped to 178bhp ???

^^ you need it mapped for the new turbo whatever

:iagree:What he said.

The new bigger turbo will be producing more boost and the ecu will only expect what the old turbo was producing.

Dont get me wrong, it'll still run but not at its best

New Turbo?! - BRISKODA - The Skoda Forums

There seems to be a spate of turbo failures at the moment.Or do they go pop all the time?

In theory winter will be harder on the turbos. As the air is denser and colder, more fuel can be injected which makes acceleration more aggressive. It'll also tend to overboost more before settling.

IMO: If you have a full main dealer service history, I'd think you should be able to get a decent goodwill payment. Luck of the draw though.... Especially in the current economic climate.

J.

The turbo on my '05 VRS has unfortuntely failed.

It is 3 years and 4 months old, and has covered 30,000 miles.

Am a bit gutted as it is only 4 months out of warranty, and am about to face a hefty bill from my dealer!

What options do I have?

Is there any possibility of Skoda offering me any goodwill towards the repair as it is relatively low mileage and only just out of its warranty period?

Any advice gratefully appreciated!

Cheers

My dealer told me that we too needed a new turbo due to the fault code thrown up, as it was £1200 I sought a second opinion and the local garage had us up and running better than new for only £300 worth of labour.

ACSC;)

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Edited 4 November, 200817 yr by ACSC
Double Post- please delete

Bear in mind depending on how the turbo has failed you will need to clean everything out thoroughly to remove and debris.

:iagree:What he said.

The new bigger turbo will be producing more boost and the ecu will only expect what the old turbo was producing.

Dont get me wrong, it'll still run but not at its best

Not technically true, the car will run the same boost as that is controoled by the ecu. What will change is how and when the boost is produced, this may upset the standard map.

If you upgrade your std turbo to a stage 2 unit, the turbo will come in later and peak torque / power will be higher up the rev range, Does this then mean you have a larger off-boost rev range? Thus making it still very economical.

I'll be looking to go stage 2 turbo, clutch, FMIC early next year and was just wondering. Obviously on boost it will use more juice, but driving off boost with very light throttle say up to 2500 rpm can you still see mpg up in the 50's??

I'll be looking for around 200-210 bhp / 350 - 380 ft lbs

Thanks.

It all depends on the map, as Lummox hinted. There's no point in running uprated engine components on a standard map (minor things like filters excepted), so if you want economy to be factored-in, get a custom map and tell the tuners exactly what you want. HTH

Well Ive just given the go ahead for the stage 2. So its being ordered along with the forge FMIC

There goes all my cash.........Merry Christmas my a$$

You can run the bigger turbo without FMIC, clutch etc if needs be