Ended up stranded in the S2 for the second time in over 6 years this week. Luckily I wasn't far from home and a mate with a low loader was in the area.
To cut a long story short 3 weeks ago I fitted a pretty much new RS2 turbo. It had been fitted and run on the previous car to get it on and off trailers and basically just sat around for a few years.
So on Tuesday I overtake a lorry and just as I get past I hear a squeal and a cloud of smoke pours out behind me. Oil was actually pouring out of the exhaust afterwards!
After an SOS call to Alex/Error (Cheers mate) and trying a quick fix which didn't work I decided to get it home to have a proper look before doing any more damage. Anyway I got it recovered home and finally had the chance to have a proper look today and as soon as I removed the turbo hose it was pretty clear what had caused the problem:
Having had a search about it looks like I'm not the first S2 owner to have this happen. Unfortunately as the turbo has been sat about so long I don't think I can do anything apart from moan on here! Or hopefully someone else will avoid a similar thing happening.
The compressor wheel looks screwed to me, or will it be salvageable?
To cut a long story short 3 weeks ago I fitted a pretty much new RS2 turbo. It had been fitted and run on the previous car to get it on and off trailers and basically just sat around for a few years.
So on Tuesday I overtake a lorry and just as I get past I hear a squeal and a cloud of smoke pours out behind me. Oil was actually pouring out of the exhaust afterwards!
After an SOS call to Alex/Error (Cheers mate) and trying a quick fix which didn't work I decided to get it home to have a proper look before doing any more damage. Anyway I got it recovered home and finally had the chance to have a proper look today and as soon as I removed the turbo hose it was pretty clear what had caused the problem:
Having had a search about it looks like I'm not the first S2 owner to have this happen. Unfortunately as the turbo has been sat about so long I don't think I can do anything apart from moan on here! Or hopefully someone else will avoid a similar thing happening.
The compressor wheel looks screwed to me, or will it be salvageable?
At least there is currently no cat for it to have destroyed!
that's really bad luck colesy I feel sorry for you hope you get it sorted soon looks like the nut has come loose? Does it wind back on shaft only reason I ask is my friends turbo had similar thing happen to his turbo
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