3 repairs, still not right.

Dangerous Dave said:
I’d be asking if they have replaced the turbo oil feed pipe.
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This is what my usual guy said.

I didn't ask but they said the feed is fine, the oil pressure is fine, this turbo is usual built proof.

What they did say is, they think the original cause is not flushing the oil and killed the turbo.

So

cylinder fix, no oil change - water in the turbo

Turbo fix - oil not flushed probably.

Turbo going? Or something else? Needs another fix.
 
koooowweeee said:
Any pay again?
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Well, let's see what they say this time but you said your self you've lost confidence. It'll surely get to a point where you cut your losses and go elsewhere... I'd say somewhere trustworthy but I'm unsure if such a place exists.

This is exactly why I started doing things myself.
 
sigma said:
Well, let's see what they say this time but you said your self you've lost confidence. It'll surely get to a point where you cut your losses and go elsewhere... I'd say somewhere trustworthy but I'm unsure if such a place exists.

This is exactly why I started doing things myself.
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These got recommend. But looking at reviews, I've had the same treatment. Job not done right, no updates, very long waiting times.

Wish I'd of read them first. But then again, I can't remember the last time I left a good review for somewhere, so places can't always be judged off that
 
koooowweeee said:
These got recommend. But looking at reviews, I've had the same treatment. Job not done right, no updates, very long waiting times.

Wish I'd of read them first. But then again, I can't remember the last time I left a good review for somewhere, so places can't always be judged off that
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I can relate to that :( it’s a minefield.
 
well it could be oil contamination in the exhaust burning through ,seen this over the years on a couple of vehicles that had turbo problems where they dumped a majority of oil into the exhaust. usually took a few days to burn off and stop smoking , of course with the audi i guess the possibility of cat getting contaminated would lead me to ask them to drop the exhaust and clean it out. assuming that the car is running correctly except for the smoke.
 
gc123 said:
well it could be oil contamination in the exhaust burning through ,seen this over the years on a couple of vehicles that had turbo problems where they dumped a majority of oil into the exhaust. usually took a few days to burn off and stop smoking , of course with the audi i guess the possibility of cat getting contaminated would lead me to ask them to drop the exhaust and clean it out. assuming that the car is running correctly except for the smoke.
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I thought it was something like this, after the second time it got fixed. But then the turbo went again soon after. Only drove the car 2/3 miles on Sunday before it started smoking. The smoke was white/grey not blue like a oil burn.

Going to give them a ring tomorrow and see where I stand.
 
do you know how they fixed the turbo? Repair, refurb, replace (new or refurb)? for a working turbo to fail so quickly it sounds like no oil is getting to it - that should be easy enough to diagnose once removed though.
 
OldKitMan said:
do you know how they fixed the turbo? Repair, refurb, replace (new or refurb)? for a working turbo to fail so quickly it sounds like no oil is getting to it - that should be easy enough to diagnose once removed though.
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They sent it off to be refurbed. From what I've been told you can't just change the cartridge and it needs balancing?

They said it's getting oil and they have no idea why it's failing. Not spoken to them yet since it's been back. Going to ring in the morning.
 
koooowweeee said:
They sent it off to be refurbed. From what I've been told you can't just change the cartridge and it needs balancing?

They said it's getting oil and they have no idea why it's failing. Not spoken to them yet since it's been back. Going to ring in the morning.
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There will be some sort of warranty from the place who did the refurb and then the garage itself as the problem still persists so might be worth persevering for the time being as you shouldn't be down any more cash until this issue is resolved one way or another - could be the refurb wasn't done properly.
 
Spoken to on of the worker at the garage. They are saying that the bottom end has now got a knock and that's why it's smoking.

If this likey a bad job at a cylinder head change? I don't know that much about engines.

Apparently the gaffer is going to ring me about it later today.
 
Sounds like they have absolutely no idea what they are doing, or talking about.

Ask them how a knock causes an engine to smoke... To my mind they are two completely disconnected symptoms.
 
Have they dropped the sump and cleaned the oil pick up, this is what normally kills the turbo when partly blocked and restricts oil flow.
 
I think when you speak to the 'gaffer' - you should be saying that you have reason to believe the issues are due to sub standard work and you're going to seek a second opinion.
 
HoneyBadger said:
I think when you speak to the 'gaffer' - you should be saying that you have reason to believe the issues are due to sub standard work and you're going to seek a second opinion.
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This is pretty much what I'm planning. Gaffer never rang, after me ringing them twice
 
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Acme said:
Sounds like they have absolutely no idea what they are doing, or talking about.

Ask them how a knock causes an engine to smoke... To my mind they are two completely disconnected symptoms.
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old chap I know, he's one of them who knows his stuff about everything, but he's now retired and I do his garden, he said the same thing.

But the wife said she could hear a knocking but didn't think anything of it. So 2 problems.
 
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bobuk said:
Have they dropped the sump and cleaned the oil pick up, this is what normally kills the turbo when partly blocked and restricts oil flow.
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Not the first time. But mentioned about. The old guy said they should have done 2 flushes and 2 filters with a cracked cylinder head.

Can't seem to multi quote on my phone
 
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