Broken turbo (again!)

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Broken turbo (again!)

Post by sitas3 » Thu Jul 01, 2004 9:13 pm

yet another set of new turbos due to be fitted after lasting 2 months!!

this is what a broken K03 turbo inlet looks like after being hit by debris!!

[img]modules/pnCPG/Coppermine/albums/userpics/10055/bent_input_1.jpg[/img]

and another!

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resulting in nice clean pistons!

[img]modules/pnCPG/Coppermine/albums/userpics/10055/rs246_norm_clean_pistons.jpg[/img]
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Post by Druggie » Fri Jul 02, 2004 1:19 am

What and how did it happened?
Was there piston damage aswell?
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Post by Dippy » Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:20 pm

Bad luck. Warranty job?
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Post by Golich » Fri Jul 02, 2004 2:22 pm

Ooch - nice photos tho.
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Post by JonnyX » Fri Jul 02, 2004 4:26 pm

Hmm, do you have a standard airbox and filter?

It looks like something got into the intake rather than turbo failure.

What 'debris' was this?
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Post by sitas3 » Mon Jul 05, 2004 12:20 pm

to cut a long story short, a small repair to replace a sensor resulted in a pipe not being put back on properly and something was sucked in to the turbo.

The heads were taken off as a precautionary measure - fortunately no internal damage was found so they cleaned the heads/pistons whilst there anyway.

Incredibley I effectively have 3 warranties on the car (one for the recently replaced turbos, the overall audi warranty and the dealership's own 3 month one) and none covers negligence by another dealer - includng the fitment by said dealer of non-standard DV's...

Audi UK have got involved and agreed the cost will not be met by me!
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Post by JonnyX » Mon Jul 05, 2004 2:46 pm

"Audi UK have got involved and agreed the cost will not be met by me!"

Well, that sounds like a result to me.
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Post by sitas3 » Tue Jul 06, 2004 8:32 pm

JonnyX wrote:"
Well, that sounds like a result to me.
it certainly is and there are no complaints from me about that! :thumbs: hopefully the car will be ready to pick up in approx 2 weeks after my hols..

A small point - if anyone does have their turbos replaced under warranty, just make sure you make a small contribution towards the cost of it, otherwise as Paul found out, if the warranty expires and they fail, you won't be able to claim under the 2 year parts/labour warranty!
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Post by wazza » Wed Jul 07, 2004 10:43 am

:bash: :rant:
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Post by sitas3 » Wed Jul 07, 2004 12:14 pm

yes thought you'd like that one Paul.. :evil:
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