Luke
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Registered: 9th Dec 05
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Well im in two minds what to do with my car now  .
Beardy & my mate who used to be a turbo technition think my turbo has finally kicked the bucket. But me being me & the wicked streak of luck i get think it could be piston rings!
If my car goes wrong my dad tells me to sell up, but he wont listen to me that stripping the car will make more money! But when i agree with him & say i'll sell my car he wont have any of it.
If it's the turbo i can handle that, i will get it repaired or go for an up-grade, But if its the rings that have gone what shall i do? I can't be dealing with taking the engine out ect. I have pretty much no time to do this!
[Edited on 05-05-2009 by Luke]
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Warren G
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dont have to take engine out
£100 set of rings, budget £150 for complete gasket kit
i done a 1.2 16v full build inc steam seals in 10hours !
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Nic Barnes
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aye just leave the bottom end in.
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Luke
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Just say worst case scenario the borse was scored then i'm fucked. TBH with my luck it will be that! Warren, do you fancy doing the rings if it's that  ?
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Warren G
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looking at july though....or late june
to much work atm, quaiffe diff in a gsi astra soon, engine swap in a c, and few lowering jobs, services  hence why i get nothing done to my own car!
but can do 
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Nic Barnes
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beardy not do it? i thought he re-built the engine for you anyway?
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Craig P
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If you Break it,Can i have first Dibs on the Wheels
No but on a Serious note i think you should just repair it as it is And a nice Example of a Turbo!
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Warren G
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if its had a rebuild prob turbo....
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Luke
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
beardy not do it? i thought he re-built the engine for you anyway?
Beardy just built the engine up fo me, It was re-built when i bought it off a guy in kent.
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Nic Barnes
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was this the knackered one you bought off daveyLC?
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Luke
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quote:
Originally posted by Warren G
if its had a rebuild prob turbo....
The turbo has been re-built at some point by turbo active, but the first guy who i bought the let engine from was a cock. The loom was badly chopped, crack in the block, ECU was fucked & the FPR & a few sensors, so you the turbo could be hit & miss.
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Luke
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
was this the knackered one you bought off daveyLC?
It wasn't the engine from daveyLC's mate, there not friends now. The one what i bought off daveyLC's old friend is what i quoted to warren.
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Corsa_Sport21
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Surely a compression test will tell you if its the rings.
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Luke
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
Surely a compression test will tell you if its the rings.
I'll take it somewhere if i can.
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RCS
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Leakdown test.
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Warren G
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wnt proove much tbh
hardest this to diagnose
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sampayne21
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quote:
Originally posted by Luke
Just say worst case scenario the borse was scored then i'm fucked. TBH with my luck it will be that! Warren, do you fancy doing the rings if it's that ?
if the bores are scored cant you go up to 1mm oversize?
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Olsrey
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quote:
Originally posted by sampayne21
quote:
Originally posted by Luke
Just say worst case scenario the borse was scored then i'm fucked. TBH with my luck it will be that! Warren, do you fancy doing the rings if it's that ?
if the bores are scored cant you go up to 1mm oversize?
I think he meant because he'd have to end up taking the block out of the car. If its the turbo smoking just check your boost pipes? Although saying that my old turbo was smoking but was only leaking into the exhaust.
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Luke
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Well heres an up-date:
My mate who works at vauxhall just came over to do a wet & dry compression test.
Just my fucking luck the ring in cylinder 2 is flat as a pancake!
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ar corsagsi
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mate sorry to hear that,what are your plans now?
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FruitBooTeR
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P1CK4D
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quote:
Originally posted by Luke
Well heres an up-date:
My mate who works at vauxhall just came over to do a wet & dry compression test.
Just my fucking luck the ring in cylinder 2 is flat as a pancake!
What you going to do now?
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Dan Lewis
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how old are you? If my dad told me to sell MY car he would get a swift fuck off. Just fix it
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Luke
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Believe it or not, the car has had 11k ploughed in to it. My dad helps me out alot ( not money wise ) so telling him to fuck off is plain rude IMHO. Dan i'm 22 btw.
God knows what i'm going to do with it????
Can't sell it, the most valuable part worth stripping & selling is fucked.
Because of the money i've spent i can't just give up.
[Edited on 05-05-2009 by Luke]
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mattk
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I agree wit Dan, your a grown up, just ignore your dad, get it sorted 
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