Pointless collection thread

[pandamonium]

So, you may remember my uncle had a Renault Scenic with a duff turbo...

 

Well, as he is off on holiday for 3 weeks and the MOT expires before he returns, I'm off to collect the car for him an dispose of it....

 

I've been offered 160 quid by a local scrap man in Southend, I just have to get it here - from LONDON! Cricklewood to be precise.

 

PRACE BETS NOWWW!

 

Will it make it back ok?

Will it even start?

Will it shit its turbo on the way home?

 

The things we do for family eh?

 

On a side point, turbos aren't expensive and I'm sure I can fit it..... do I try to save it? 1..5dci

 

Updates to follow. I leave Southend at 4.25pm

[Wingz123]

Turbos on these smoke a good’un AND WILL run away! Becareful!

[pandamonium]

I know, I read the forums.... 

[Jim Bell]

*runs away*

[Pillock]

Loosen the intake hose and have a rag handy before you start ...

[SRi05]

Nope

[skattrd]

Check the oil level and have some spare oil handy.

If the turbo is gone it could be pissing/burning oil, and when all of the oil escapes the engine it will stop, permanently.

[pandamonium]

IT 'made a funny noise and was smoky' was my uncle's diagnosis. Apparently breakdown recover said turbo losing bits of the blades...

 

 

Which bit of this pic is the intake pipe? 2?

 

 

 

[Supernaut]

Disconnect all of them, just to make sure.

 

/helpful

[Jim Bell]

B.

[Talbot]

  On 14/08/2018 at 13:31, pandamonium said:

Which bit of this pic is the intake pipe? 2?

I'm assuming that's not the actual car in question?

[Talbot]

  On 14/08/2018 at 13:32, Supernaut said:

Disconnect all of them, just to make sure.

This would work just fine actually...

[pandamonium]

  On 14/08/2018 at 13:38, Talbot said:

I'm assuming that's not the actual car in question?

 

Nope, just a google image...

[Talbot]

  On 14/08/2018 at 13:40, pandamonium said:

Nope, just a google image...

Thank goodness. The cambelt in that image is not in it's first flush of youth.

[pompei]

My brother in law has one of these with a knackered turbo. They have just come back from holiday in it.  He told me that it belched out clouds of soot under load and at one point climbing a hill they had to resort to first gear.

 

Added to that, the tailgate seals are shot and it was drawing fumes back into the cabin.  I'm surprised they weren't all suffocated from carbon monoxide.

 

Can't you just take it to a local scrappie? Surely not worth the hassle or possible danger of that long journey?

[pandamonium]

Just been getting messed about by London scrappys, unless anyone knows a decent one?

[pandamonium]

The bus was at the bus stop, broken down. Hope that's not an omen...

[Pillock]

Also Google to see if it has an anti judder valve. On VAGs you just hold a plunger and it starves the intake of air so the engines doesn't run on - but it also works to stop it running in a runaway situation

 

Intake will just be off the back of the air filter

[Wingz123]

If it runs away stall it in 5th

[pandamonium]

Made it!

 

It's fucked though. It feels more like a fuelling issue than turbo though

[pandamonium]

That was the most bum clenching drive I've ever had. Took a wrong turn and ended up on the North Circular. Bad move. It wouldn't go above 1800 rpm in gear, and felt like it cut out randomly. Intermittent smoking and rattly noises. Managed to get onto a motorway and sat at 50, but slowed to 40 for hills. 0 - 30 was tedious at best so tried to keep speed constant.

 

Made it back, and scrap man comes tomorrow. 

 

[Wingz123]

Well done mate