I don't Belieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeve it!!!!!

[skyjay]

Jul 18, 2013 11:38:48 GMT chrisjw said:

My car is very poorly........Turbo has just gone kaput.......MOT next Tuesday.....Needs 2 new tyres, new turbo & new cambelt kit........not sure whether it's worth spending on & Vapefest is only 4 weeks away, which is what I really need it for...what did I do to deserve that little surprise........

Mine needs 2 tyres £100.00 service £90.00 mot £45.00 thats b4 they find anything else wrong.......yours sounds really grim chris

[chrisjw]

Jul 18, 2013 15:07:43 GMT andy01424 said:

sure its the turbo not the famous egr valve which they are prone,plus turbo inlet pipes crack also cause loss of power

I took off & cleaned the EGR myself, so I know it's not that......You can hear the blades in the turbo rattling against the casing, so I'm 99.9% sure it's that. The Vauxhall dealer has said it & I also belong to the Astra forum & every reply I've had on there says the same thing....Turbo.....Think I have to resign myself to the fact that it points in that direction andy

[kibbster]

Jul 18, 2013 12:15:13 GMT chrisjw said:

Jul 18, 2013 11:44:22 GMT djs said:

What make is it...not VW/Audi group by any chance?

For my sins, it's an Astra Estate........great car & well looked after, but, like me, it's best years have passed, so I need to decide if it's worth it........all in all, probably looking at around £800

At least!

Unless you get stuff really, really cheap.
Turbo's on their own are often around that price (reconditioned), cambelt kits are cheap if you fit them yourself if not then a few hundred in labour.

[ausfost]

wonder if Fast tech do turbo's? may have to use the bus for a month whilst waiting for delivery, shall i put a request in?

[andy01424]

Jul 18, 2013 15:23:59 GMT chrisjw said:

Jul 18, 2013 15:07:43 GMT andy01424 said:

sure its the turbo not the famous egr valve which they are prone,plus turbo inlet pipes crack also cause loss of power

I took off & cleaned the EGR myself, so I know it's not that......You can hear the blades in the turbo rattling against the casing, so I'm 99.9% sure it's that. The Vauxhall dealer has said it & I also belong to the Astra forum & every reply I've had on there says the same thing....Turbo.....Think I have to resign myself to the fact that it points in that direction andy

cough uhmm you could do what a cabbie did till he got another turbo,he drill small hole in casing and stopped the blades turning ! worked bit lousy on hills though

These any good ?

£59 turbo and manifold any good?
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Astra-98-04-1-7-CDTi-turbo-turbocharger-138-/290946452683?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item43bdc28ccb
£60 inc del
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Astra-Vectra-Zafira-Saab-z19dth-150psi-garrett-turbo-charger-/130950339718?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e7d3f9c86
£64 inc del bin
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Astra-98-04-2-0-DTI-turbo-turbocharger-060-/390575821435?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3AVauxhall|Model%3AAstra&hash=item5af022127b


where i looked theres 7 pages of them
www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_nkw=vauxhall+astra+turbo+charger&_frs=1

[chrisjw]

Jul 18, 2013 19:37:26 GMT andy01424 said:

Jul 18, 2013 15:23:59 GMT chrisjw said:

I took off & cleaned the EGR myself, so I know it's not that......You can hear the blades in the turbo rattling against the casing, so I'm 99.9% sure it's that. The Vauxhall dealer has said it & I also belong to the Astra forum & every reply I've had on there says the same thing....Turbo.....Think I have to resign myself to the fact that it points in that direction andy

cough uhmm you could do what a cabbie did till he got another turbo,he drill small hole in casing and stopped the blades turning ! worked bit lousy on hills though

These any good ?

£59 turbo and manifold any good?
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Astra-98-04-1-7-CDTi-turbo-turbocharger-138-/290946452683?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item43bdc28ccb
£60 inc del
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Astra-Vectra-Zafira-Saab-z19dth-150psi-garrett-turbo-charger-/130950339718?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item1e7d3f9c86
£64 inc del bin
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Astra-98-04-2-0-DTI-turbo-turbocharger-060-/390575821435?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3AVauxhall|Model%3AAstra&hash=item5af022127b


where i looked theres 7 pages of them
www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_nkw=vauxhall+astra+turbo+charger&_frs=1

Yeah, I've been through all the ones on e-bay.....It's where I got the one that's on it now.......paid £90 for it & it's lasted just under 2 years....I also got about 6 quotes from Parts Gateway from different suppliers ranging from £100 - £280, but again, they're taken off of scrap motors etc, so it's pot luck what they're like & how long they'll last

[Jules]

I am going away on Saturday for a week and the clutch went on my car on Tuesday managed to get my nephew whose a mechanic to do it for me, he did it after he finished work tonight and fetched it me back 4 hours later all done and dusted , cost me a bit but not as much if I had taken it to a garage at least I can go on my jolly's knowing problem fixed . Cars eh alright when they are running great but little barstewards when stuff go wrong.

Jules

[nicky]

There was somethong on tv last night about cars Chris (can' t remember what it was) but the advice in the end was to scrap the car because it was going to cost more than the car was worth. The poor woman was in tears, i feel for you.

[chrisjw]

Jul 19, 2013 5:45:49 GMT nicky said:

There was somethong on tv last night about cars Chris (can' t remember what it was) but the advice in the end was to scrap the car because it was going to cost more than the car was worth. The poor woman was in tears, i feel for you.

Yeah......I think that's the avenue I will have to wander down...........I was considering SORN'ing it & keeping it as a plaything come hobby, but in truth, I can't really be arsed...........

[Bluefish]

Sounds very expensive chris, I'd also wander down the scrappy route, unless you want to trade it in, £1000 for any car any condition route

[chrisjw]

Jul 19, 2013 15:13:39 GMT Bluefish said:

Sounds very expensive chris, I'd also wander down the scrappy route, unless you want to trade it in, £1000 for any car any condition route

Yeah.......99.9% sure now that it'll have to go.......it could fail the MOT on Tuesday if the turbo causes emission problems....£1000 trade in!!!!!!......I wish..... ...........now need to look for a reasonable, reliable, well looked after replacement............& before Vapefest

[chrisjw]

Bit the bullet & replaced my lil' runaround today............spot the difference. The first pic is my old car & the second is the new one........








The only way you can tell them apart, is the number plate.....

[Deleted]

Did you trade in Chris ? ... if not break it yourself and put the parts on ebay ( except the turbo of course ) you should get a good return , then just scrap the shell

[Deleted]

ha ha i'd store all usable spare parts for the new car ! nice find

[beautycat]

Glad you got another car and can go to vape feast x x x