Starbuck Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 Probably going to answer this myself but replaced the turbo yesterday and finished today. Primed up etc. Started her up and sounds like a tractor now. Engine idles fine. I'm pretty sure I tightened up everything fine, she just sounds like it hasn't been you know like your exhaust has a hole in it etc. I can't see it being anything else....? Best I check and re-tighten the exhaust and start from there? Quote
fattony Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 so is it missfireing or actually more like a chuffing sound?i assume its chuffing, in which case something on the exhaust / turbo is loose somewhere, or split / damaged, best get your spanners back out me thinks! lol Quote
200bhp starlet Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 agree mate get your tools back out just double check everything Quote
turbo Grant Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 Make sure all your nuts and bolts are tight dude. Did you use metal gaskets? Quote
Starbuck Posted August 18, 2011 Author Posted August 18, 2011 Oem metal gaskets....... No misfire.Check me nuts again I guess. Quote
akyakapotter Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 try your cat/ decat nuts i done my mani today drove up the road and lost a nut off the decat sounded like a tractor till i replaced it Quote
Starbuck Posted August 18, 2011 Author Posted August 18, 2011 try your cat/ decat nuts i done my mani today drove up the road and lost a nut off the decat sounded like a tractor till i replaced itCheers guys. Pretty much what I thought. Just a pain to take the rad off again... Spesh as I got to get to work in the morning. Early start for me I guess. Quote
Taggy Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 Yeah tractor sound is defo blowing that happened to me pain in the arse all right! Quote
Starbuck Posted August 18, 2011 Author Posted August 18, 2011 I guess it was going to happen at some point eh. Been pretty lucky so far with the turbo on and off lol. Quote
Jamie1st Posted August 18, 2011 Posted August 18, 2011 You running Ext. Wastegate? If you are, make sure you have the metal flange fitted between the WG and the mani.Happened to me first time I fitted my WG and sounded like a tractor too!Jamie Quote
Starbuck Posted August 19, 2011 Author Posted August 19, 2011 You running Ext. Wastegate? If you are, make sure you have the metal flange fitted between the WG and the mani.Happened to me first time I fitted my WG and sounded like a tractor too!JamieCheers but that's definitely there. Up early this morning, rad off. Checked mani lower bolts and they were not tight.... So tightened them up and all back together..and its fine. Fingers crossed. Personally I blame n80jamie for not doing a proper job of checking the bolts. Lol x x x Quote
Starbuck Posted August 19, 2011 Author Posted August 19, 2011 Well that didn't work. Still sounds like a tractor and too boot I think my old turbo is also got bad oil seals and now I'm stuck in v fest traffic to work and zero petrol....... Quote
Starbuck Posted August 19, 2011 Author Posted August 19, 2011 I'm getting some boost which leads me to think it still needs tightening else where. Quote
Socks Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 tractor noises sounds like blowing to me matey!did u use any paste at all? on any of the joining surfaces?make sure all the surfaces are clean and give them a 1mm smear of paste ether side of gasket and do them up tight... like really tight...from cold, start it up and before it gets too hot to handle put your fingers around all the joining surfaces, chances are you'll feel some puffing of exhaust gases or get your hands black sutty... that'll be where its blowing from! Quote
Starbuck Posted August 19, 2011 Author Posted August 19, 2011 Well originally it was from the mani as I saw some condensation being blown off the mani from a gap. I take it you mean exhaust paste?I made into work anyways. Just. Pulling off from petrol station the exhaust pumped out some blue smoke.... So that's 2 turbos now gone to a degree. Quote
Josh@TunerLifestyle Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 awh man sounds like your having a good morning!hope things arnt as bad as you think mate! Quote
Starbuck Posted August 19, 2011 Author Posted August 19, 2011 CHeers mate. The car was fine beforehand, just the turbo had gone slightly and i thought i'd replace it with my old one. So i can;t see it being anything else other than loose bolts etcJust gotta take it all apart again and reseal with exhaust paste and tighten up good and proper and try again......... Quote
Josh@TunerLifestyle Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 ahh yeh true, see this is why i dont like doing jobs like that myself as i usualy cack it up somehow lol I've done many stupid things like splitting injector seals, not tightening a hub bolt up wich came off on the motorway and gave me crazy camber on 1 wheel and had to be toed home! im sure youll get it all sorted and youll be blasting it soon! Quote
Starbuck Posted August 19, 2011 Author Posted August 19, 2011 I'll keep u posted fella. I was beginning to sound like Nazz LOL (Sorry Nazz)Check your emails for that job i was on about. Quote
micky boy Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 Dont use exhaust paste the heat comeing from the turbo will just laught at the paste lol...Did you say you have put new oem gaskets on? if not then i would of thought that was your problem. Quote
Starbuck Posted August 19, 2011 Author Posted August 19, 2011 Dont use exhaust paste the heat comeing from the turbo will just laught at the paste lol...Did you say you have put new oem gaskets on? if not then i would of thought that was your problem.I haven;t used new gaskets. Just the old OEM Metal ones off the car from before. They've been fine and should still be really...... shouldn;t they? Quote
Raz Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 LOL, Thats your problemt there. You need new gaskets man. Quote
micky boy Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 As said above that will be your problem its very rare you can use the same gasket over and over again as they are designed to crush Quote
Starbuck Posted August 19, 2011 Author Posted August 19, 2011 FFS. They've seen me right for 2 turbo changes.I need the car. Can't be doing without, whilst waiting for new gaskets to be delivered.....GGRRRRR.. Quote
Starbuck Posted August 19, 2011 Author Posted August 19, 2011 Commencing round 2. See what I can do with the gaskets and check the mani nuts. I recon the farting noise is the gas escaping through a gap between one if the gaskets. Trying not to spend 80notes on 3 gaskets. Quote
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