Loss Of Turbo After Accident

[johnford]

Following someone going straight over a crossroads into the drivers side, 6 weeks repairs, further week of repairs following a break in a the repairers compound and interior trim stolen the car came home.

 

Only to find the turbo now doen't work!

 

Any ideas what may have caused this? Also please see picture of a part between battery and engine is that a grease nipple or should there be a pipe on it?

 

Thanks for any help - ot goes back tomorrow

 

Sorry I cannot post the photo its only 50k I've tried jpeg gif bmp etc and it says to big or wrong format?????????????????

 

 

Cheers

 

John

[Masked Marauder]

If the pipe is a big black hard plastic one, then the vacuum for the Variable Vane in the turbo is drawn from there. There should be a fibre-covered rubber hose from the vacuum solenoid valve to there.

 

The valve is mounted on the bulkhead, straight back and slightly right to the plastic pipe.

 

If you want you can email the photo to the_masked_marauder@hotmail.com and I can host it for you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[johnford]

Hi

 

It looks like the pipe your talking about is OK. I've e-mailed (i think) the phoyto to you. The thing I'm not sure what it is sits on the crankcase cosvers between battery & engine below the large hard plastic pipe you describe. It looks square with either a hose connection or grease nipple sticking straight up some sort of brass component coming out of the side and wires or pipe coming off that. I don't think I'm very good at describing so I hope the photo has arrived.

 

Many Thanks

John

[johnford]

Well

 

It came back from the repair centre and they have fixed all the other bits but I still think the Turbo is not coming in you can only reach 70 - 80 mph flat on the floor and I know it use to go a lot worse.

 

I discinnected the MAF and it seemed worse but by not very much. This is really doing me in - It certainly had a Turbo before the accident and now it hasn't. I've just sent the wife out to test it in case I'm going mad.

 

Is there any reason why you cannot add photeos to post - as I'd still like to know what the mystery item is.

 

Cheers

 

John

[johnford]

Well I've got the go ahead to get the Turbo checked at a main dealer.

 

This is all with 2 weeks to go to our holiday!

 

Local Ford dealer said that can test it for

[Masked Marauder]

I never got the photo chap, nor any emails. I have looked at my Alhambra and don't have a clue what you are talking about. Sorry!

[johnford]

Hi Masked Marauder

 

I've just tried sending the message again. The picute is looking down on the engine from the front between the main engine and battery.

 

It could be a grease nipple or hose connection or something else.....

 

Cheers

 

John

[Guest vr6galaxy]

John go and join the piccaso site and post your picture on there, then post the picture on here by cross linking the picture to this topic :huh:

[johnford]

http://photos1.blogger.com/img/238/5618/400/what%20is%20it.jpg

[johnford]

I'm not having a lot of luck with this picture - If you view properties of the red cross on white square you should be able to see it.

 

Cheers

 

JOhn

The Picture

[johnford]

http://raticatcher.tripod.com/photo/thumbnails/400x300/what_is_it.JPG

 

Last Try :huh:

[Guest vr6galaxy]

Well I can see the original picture now John, so maybe a TDI owner can now help you out?

[johnford]

Well the dealer changed the MAF and all is well!

 

Cheers

 

John