Hi all, 1st post and all that so a quick intro:
I have a not very exciting tdi 90 Bora and a Fiat Coupe 20V Turbo. My mate is a mechanic and has been looking for something a bit more fun that the Bora but still a bit practical. He has found a W plate Golf GT Tdi, i think its the 130 and it's deffo a PD engine. The story is that the turbo blew and filled the exhaust with oil. The owner had a new turbo and exhaust fitted but the garage couldn't get the car to boost. It drives fine, just no boost pressure.
While the car was at the garage someone nicked the alloys, the garage went to VW and bought a brand new set, must have cost a fortune!!
We popped over for a look and its started perfectly, idles nicely and when you rev it you can hear the turbo spool. No MIL on the dash, just no boost. I dont know what work the garage that changed the turbo carried out, whether or not they checked the intercooler etc for oil.
Anyone care to hazard a guess or suggest any things that could be at fault? I'm reasonably mechanically proficient ( i own a fiat coupe after all!) and obviously my mate will help me. It's just a bit of a risk buying a faulty car. It's in good nick otherwise and done 147k, what sort of cash is it worth?
Cheers, Paul
I have a not very exciting tdi 90 Bora and a Fiat Coupe 20V Turbo. My mate is a mechanic and has been looking for something a bit more fun that the Bora but still a bit practical. He has found a W plate Golf GT Tdi, i think its the 130 and it's deffo a PD engine. The story is that the turbo blew and filled the exhaust with oil. The owner had a new turbo and exhaust fitted but the garage couldn't get the car to boost. It drives fine, just no boost pressure.
While the car was at the garage someone nicked the alloys, the garage went to VW and bought a brand new set, must have cost a fortune!!
We popped over for a look and its started perfectly, idles nicely and when you rev it you can hear the turbo spool. No MIL on the dash, just no boost. I dont know what work the garage that changed the turbo carried out, whether or not they checked the intercooler etc for oil.
Anyone care to hazard a guess or suggest any things that could be at fault? I'm reasonably mechanically proficient ( i own a fiat coupe after all!) and obviously my mate will help me. It's just a bit of a risk buying a faulty car. It's in good nick otherwise and done 147k, what sort of cash is it worth?
Cheers, Paul