kawasaki-krazy Posted March 4, 2007 Report Posted March 4, 2007 Check your oil that is.... Sad tale of poor maintenance. Car failed its MOT on track rod end, drop links (get me every time on these) and unequal brake effort. Gets all the parts, nice easy fix this time I thought. Replaced all the parts without any drama's and took the old Gal out to bed the new brake pads in. All's well with the world.Applied the brakes quite hard and the car stopped in a nice straight line. Great I thought, get it booked in for a retest.On setting off again, heard a whining noise suddenly start, sounded like something had maybe broken loose and was touching a toothed belt or something, so stopped and had a look but couldn't see anything and drove back home trying to identify what the problem was. The whining didn't seem to fluctuate with the engine noise but sort of floated about depending on where the throttle was. It began to dawn on me that it was the turbo, so as soon as I got home I checked the oil. Looks like I needed a longer dipstick as this one doesn't reach the oil anymore!!!! Thing is, at least what I assume has happened is, when I stopped quick, the oil has gone forward in the sump and left the oil pickup pipe for the turbo, dry. Instant dead turbo!!!! I can only say in my defence that the weather up here has been terrible and I just haven't got round to checking it. SO.......DO IT NOW. If you need any more convincing, Ford has quoted me Quote
adrianf. Posted March 4, 2007 Report Posted March 4, 2007 Sorry to here your bad news :lol: But a longer dipstick wouldnt have cost much :lol: Quote
El Dingo Posted March 4, 2007 Report Posted March 4, 2007 or a coat There's a car guru on Honest John called 'Mahatma Coate'. :lol: Quote
kawasaki-krazy Posted March 4, 2007 Author Report Posted March 4, 2007 Thats it...........kick a man when he's down. Thanks for the sympathy and warm words to ease my pain guys. http://webpages.charter.net/connectingzone/nature/10.gif it never rains.......... KK Quote
gregers Posted March 4, 2007 Report Posted March 4, 2007 you must have a sense of humour coz youve got a galaxy :lol: but on a serious note is there no way of getting the turbo mended by a cheaper garage? Quote
kawasaki-krazy Posted March 4, 2007 Author Report Posted March 4, 2007 Yeah, on the upside, I needed a vehicle to get the wife to work on Monday, (I normally use my bike but she won't let me buy her a scooter) so through a stroke of luck I managed to pick up a very nice little Escort 1.8 ghia today, (for less than the price of a new turbo) which means I can take my time with the Galaxy, maybe find a scrapper to rob some bits from or maybe find one on ebay now. Galaxy - sense of humour. Tends to wear a bit thin after a while. :lol: KK Quote
El Dingo Posted March 4, 2007 Report Posted March 4, 2007 Put an ad in the Press & Journal - wanted, etc. Just to say, yes, I did check my oil this afternoon after reading your post. Level was fine, but you never know... Quote
kawasaki-krazy Posted March 5, 2007 Author Report Posted March 5, 2007 (edited) Put an ad in the Press & Journal - wanted, etc. Just to say, yes, I did check my oil this afternoon after reading your post. Level was fine, but you never know...Thanks El Dingo. If its jogged even one person into action and saved their tubo then its been worth posting. There are probably a lot who may have read this and realised that its been a while since they looked under the bonnet. Hope its helped someone. By the way, What does 'warn 0%' mean in my profile here on the left of the page? KK Edited March 5, 2007 by kawasaki-krazy Quote
mumof4 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Posted March 5, 2007 Means youve been a good boy..wen you been a naughty boy..the number will increase..only each member can see their own..everyone has one. Quote
kawasaki-krazy Posted March 5, 2007 Author Report Posted March 5, 2007 Means youve been a good boy..wen you been a naughty boy..the number will increase..only each member can see their own..everyone has one.And just what is considered naughty? Quote
kawasaki-krazy Posted March 5, 2007 Author Report Posted March 5, 2007 Anything that is against the AUPs.I promise I'll be good Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.