Hello, not really a petrol head but do read a lot of the posts to keep me upto date on all things VRS like.

I have a 54 plat VRS which blew the turbo (and subsequently cat) 10 days ago. I've got it back now, after some hard talking to Skoda Customer services but am still concerned about it's roadworthy ness, after some people have said that a blown turbo can do much more damage ??

Any ideas on what else i should look out for.. i do a fair amount of motorway miles and don't want it to go up in smoke again in the near future ??

Any advice guys ?? (and gals)

VRS Virgin

As its on warranty, just keep an eye on anything unusal I'd say and get it straight down to the dealers if something pops up. I don't think we've had many, if any, blown turbos on here, so it is quite rare.

cheers moose, i hadn't seen much on the boards about it so i thought it musn't happen that often..

BF blames it on my heavy right foot, but i'm not convinced..

Thanks

You must be like my GF then, who believes that the accelerater pedal is an on/off switch and there is no middle ground.

What mileage has your car done? is it standard/ chipped/ etc?

sounds worrying?

If it's a catstrophic failure with blades all over the place then thats a problem. If it's just siezed or the bearings/oil seals have gone should be too much to worry about.

I think you've been really unlucky with your turbo, they are usually bomb proof

My Octy ('04 reg) has the same engine as your vRS and It's coming up to 55,000 miles, I always carry loads of heavy tools around so the engine and turbo work hard, and my driving isn't what you would call conservative. Maybe your turbo was iffy from day one and I cant see that your driving style contributed to it going pop.

Would be interested to know exactly what happened to it though.

If an impeller flew apart as mentioned above, particularly on the intake side, couldnt debris be sent into the intercooler and/or the engine?

Hi

If the turbo bearings siezed, they you should consider checking out the system for lubricant blockages. If the exahust side oil seal went, your cat is possibly damaged, if the inlet side oilseal went, you could have damaged the cat and possibly overreved the engine as well (though damage from this would ususally result in engine failure at the time of incident). If the intake impeller went, you could have had debris pass through the engine or intercooler, if the exhaust impeller went, you may have a few bits of debris in the cat which probably would not cause too much damage.

If you are worried about the cat, get an exhaust gas analysis done. Fragments of impeller going through the engine may have caused damage but as anything that would go through the intercooler would be relatively small, you may equally have got away with it.

As for why it failed, common causes of failure are:

Not letting turbo cool down enough after a hard drive

Running an incorrect grade of oil or incorrect servicing

Air filter failure where debris of small particles from a defective panel hit the impeller and chip the surface

Oil system blockage starving bearings of oil

and of course it could be a manufacturing defect.

Chris

Usually PD turbos give up due to lack of use.

They either get clogged up with soot or the seals never bed in properly leading to oil consumption.

Usually PD turbos give up due to lack of use.

They either get clogged up with soot or the seals never bed in properly leading to oil consumption.

I was just keeping my turbo in good condition :orb_angel

Ah, mine will be soot free then.

Mine likes to drink oil though :(

Must remind myself that when I drive conserveratively next time. Must keep turbo going, must keep turbo going, must keep turbo going, must keep turbo going, must keep turbo going, must keep turbo going, must keep turbo going, must keep turbo going, must keep turbo going, must keep turbo going, must keep turbo going, must keep turbo going

I tend to be relatively gentle until the temp gauge has reached the middle. I know, it's not fully warmed yet - then I start to drive it pretty normally. (this is during the week where I do a 40-50 mile journey depending on route chosen). I try to let it idle for a little bit before turning it off, or ease right off a mile before I reach destination. Apparently this helps cool the turbo a little.

Beyond that, I don't really do anything too drastic.

Speaking of oil - must go check that :eek: