blown turbo

[dou91e]

well yesterday with my 51k millage wee fabia the turbo went.

looking at around 1.5k for a new one fitted from skoda or around 900-1k for a recon one with a 1year garintee.

the last 2+ ears i have no probs with the car but now when i get it fixed i will prob be looking to get rid and change to something else :(

now just to start looking at my options cause i will get around 4-4.5k as a trade in for mine and i really dont want to go into big money for a different car.

so thought.........do i keep for 1 more year then change before the warinty of the new turbo runs out or change stright away.

or do i just keep it and hope the worry that it wont go again i will have goes away lol

[MoggyTech]

The VRS is a difficult car to replace without spending silly money, if you want similar performance, not to mention the economy. So the turbo blew, so what, get a new one and carry on regardless. A mate of mine has a performance Merc and it just cost him 3.5K for a service.

[ultra_joel88]

Stick a Garrett in from a Golf bobs youruncle carry on as normal.

[eddie 2824]

this is something that scares me it just seems so much money

[gilesk]

wow is that the normal price for a turbo?

[SimonK24]

Another one bites the dust....Yikes.

Is your car still in warranty? If not then give Turbo Dynamics a call, just ordered myself a replacement Garrett unit for my car; £615+Vat, and thats for a brand spankers unit too. Get yourself to an Indie and get them to fit you one, that way you will have the job done for what a recon turbo alone would cost you from the stealers.

All the best in getting it sorted!

[Confused_Cheese]

Theres one in the for sale section, covered 16k and he only wants £250 for it from a 2006 vrs

[Domino]

Is it worth having the extended warranty just in case the turbo goes - in case subsequent damage can occur elsewhere in the engine when this happens or is this only a fluke event ?

Just wondered what the odds of engine damage on getting the turbo fail are (assuming the car is stopped asap). In order to determine if extended warranty is really worthwhile

[devonutopia]

£1,000.00 is hybrid turbo territory, enough for a reliable 220bhp :eek:

[dou91e]

well i got it into a indy garage and hes getting me a original part from euro parts for £600 and fitting it for £200 so not bad

skoda told me the turbo on my car was a borg warner type turbo? and a new one was £1250 + fitting on top so well pleased.

i was going to go for a hybrid and go POWER but i like the furball as standand cause swmbo just passed her driving test and wants to drive it lol.

i will prob see what its worth and have a looksy about to see whats on the market then keep it for 1-2 more years

[andypandypoos]

borg warner=3K (KKK) personally I'd go new rather than recon - £595+VAT is what I paid for a brand new PD150/160 turbo

[Sy.]

Hybrid it..... enough said

[andypandypoos]

Hybrid it..... enough said

damn straight

[Lofty86]

I just got a Garrett off ebay from a mk4 Golf for £100.

Bargin I think, so will be sending it off to be hybrid-efied. Ready for the big overhall.

Dave

[Sy.]

Even better idea is to ring jabbasport to see what turbo they can build you. I'm off there on friday if you want me to ask for you?

[dou91e]

im getting the car back on monday and will looking out next year for a octy vrs to take its place

by that time swmbo will have 1 years driving experiance and i will be able to get into a higher grouped car again without it becoming really expensive.

so next year i will a furball for sale

[Orta]

sorry to here your misfortune mate!

Edited 18 November, 2009 by Orta

[Orta]

double posted, stupid Iexplorer

Edited 18 November, 2009 by Orta
double post

[dou91e]

well i let the garage do all the leg work with mine

it cost me £1000 inc fitting and the wee bobby dazler pulls like a train now

its a lot better than the 1.6 derv focus i was driving while it was in the shop although it was good of my dad to let me borrow his car lol