Turbo Whine - thoughts/experiences

[kianniamh]

Hi

Have a vw Bora 130k miles and developed a turbo whine on load between 1800 and 2000 revs. Read all sorts over the last couple of weeks mostly bad. Had an oil change this week (no change) cant see any loose pipes. So what do people think???????

Bad bearings? If so how long do you think I have left? Can I prolong its life by driving like a granny as the whine seems to back off when not accelerating hard? and finally will I get a warning when it's about to go like loss of power or blue smoke.

Cheers

[Meat-Head]

Hi

Have a vw Bora 130k miles and developed a turbo whine on load between 1800 and 2000 revs. Read all sorts over the last couple of weeks mostly bad.

Can I prolong its life
and finally will I get a warning when it's about to go like loss of power or blue smoke.

No mate don't work like that, don't be tight it will cost you more in the end.

You will also find the DK 'Thanks' button will be coated in burnt oil

Renault Laguna blown turbo - YouTube

[kianniamh]

The car's not worth ?500 meaty mate. Reckon the turbo refit probably double that, so ill just drive it until it goes bang.

[ACDC]

Just pray the engine won't swallow the rotor blades if your turbo goes byebye...pulling the cylinder head off used to cost quite lot :P

[kianniamh]

Just pray the engine won't swallow the rotor blades if your turbo goes byebye...pulling the cylinder head off used to cost quite lot :P

Yeah read all about that and the stalling procedure but as the turbo will cost more than the car is worth I might as well go out in a blaze of glory so to speak.

[Meat-Head]

I might as well go out in a blaze of glory so to speak.

wHOA YOU KNOW ITS GOING TO GO, SO SELL THE CAR TO SOME UNSPECTING pOLISH BLOKE before IT BLOWS AND DISABLES THE dk THANKS BUTTON

DAMM CAPS LOCK SORRY

So what it if goes when your least expecting it, your sending a Tweet in the traffic, lights go green, your listening to Michal Jackson, so you just "Boot it" like Michal sings and WHOOSH off it goes

[kianniamh]

How do you know I've got Michael Jackson in the car meaty, you stalking me . You and I both know you can't boot a bora it only has one speed at the lights and that's slow. What about you take it down to meat head motors for me and sell it we'll go halves. It even has a tape deck in it which must be a collectors item these days ill even through a Telstar tape in how's that.

[Meat-Head]

just remember when it goes bang, don't say you wasn't warned about it it covering your DK thanks button in thick gooey oil

[Meat-Head]

just remembered about the punter he had in like 10,500 posts ago.

Disco, just finished listeing to YMCA, just going as Emienmen comes on, he's on a round about , going "round the outside, round the outside, round the outside" when the turbo let go, , he manages to pull over, and was then like bonnie tyler, lost in france.

So he walked like an egyptian to get bob the builder, bob the builder was busy, so he got a passing chripodist to toe him home, but as he tried to crank, nil poi - loom had gone rotten at the same time, no power to starter relay.

He was lucky had it been the beautiful south, he would have carried on reguardless