D Spares & Tyres Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I bought this as a stop gap until I got round to fixing my Shogun. I think the turbo is starting to seize up on it though, it is very slow. The mot has now expired and will either need welding for the next one or the rear seats removing. There is no rot in the chassis. I could do the welding but I can't be bothered to change the turbo. I serviced it in December. Will need two tyres for an mot or four if you want the alloys to match. It is currently running the wheels off my Shogun which look much better but will swap back before sale. Seats are tatty and filthy but I have a spare set ready to go in. The tailgate has a hole in it but I have a spare one to go with it. Wrong colour though. Very good on fuel compared to the Shogun Good mechanically. I bought this back in December and have done 5,000 trouble free but progressively slower miles in it. It is filthy, having seen neither a hoover nor a jetwash in this time. Was quite clean when I bought it though! £350 Could do a deal on something else. The car is in Ludlow, Shropshire DVee8 and UltraWomble 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRW Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Its no Ford Maverick, thats for sure GLWS Cavcraft, BorniteIdentity and D Spares & Tyres 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Thats hyper Valu! D Spares & Tyres 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Foxhake Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 P.X with xantia? D Spares & Tyres 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 P.X with xantia?Haha I did like that Xantia. Might even have the parcel shelf for it...☺ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Foxhake Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Vikki likes it as well. I'm not a fan.Would like the Terrano but I'm not in a position to take it on now after previous commitments and the holiday I just had.And the ongoing minibus conversion.And my motocross habit.Amongst other habits.GLWTS. D Spares & Tyres 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Is the turbot on these a big job then? I mean anymore than the usual ritual of snapped studs and laying at the sort of angles an aircraft stowaway would baulk at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I've never heard of a turbo seizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2MB Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I've never heard of a turbo seizing.Me neither. Bearing failure yes, but they let you know when that happens. Could it be a blocked fuel filter or air filter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 Me neither. I posed the question on the Stupid Question Amnesty thread and Talbot came up with that suggestion. It sounded logical. All filters have been replaced, including the fine gauze one under the banjo. The symptoms are: low on power, you cannot feel the turbo kicking in. It runs at 80 degrees most of the time but I often pull a 2 ton trailer and its quite hilly round here. When doing so, if the temperature rises above 90 then there is an even greater power loss, to the point where it only just does it in first gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 They don't actually seize but it doesn't take much carbon and gummed up oil to stop them turning freely, have you wizzed a pipe of to see if it turns ?I have two of these sitting at my farm storage place so can check if they are the same turbo. D Spares & Tyres 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 Is the turbot on these a big job then? I mean anymore than the usual ritual of snapped studs and laying at the sort of angles an aircraft stowaway would baulk at.No idea. It doesn't look that bad, I just can't be bothered, there is nothing to be gained from me fixing it. What's it worth fixed? £1200 tops maybe. To get that then I have to change the turbo, buy four new tyres, weld the rear arches, fix the crack in the bumper and mot it. Selling it this way is far easier and I'll only be a few hundred down with no stress. I hate spannering. Not to mention the idiots I would encounter on Gumtree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 They don't actually seize but it doesn't take much carbon and gummed up oil to stop them turning freely, have you wizzed a pipe of to see if it turns ?I have two of these sitting at my farm storage place so can check if they are the same turbo.Thanks for the offer. I might just take the inlet hose off it and have a look down at the turbine if I can see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 For anyone wondering.........take the turbo away and you have the 2.7d lump found in the old London Taxi's/Black cabs........and you don't need me to tell you how many miles they are good for.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetleysmooth Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Is this an auto or manual DS&T? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 Its a manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 Sold. Went away on a trailer to the same breaker I sold my Navara to a couple of years ago ☺ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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