How to fix a turbo for £4

forgotmyname

Talkford.com. Indepth instructions on removing the turbo cartridge to clean off the car and a faster method of drilling a small hole in the manifold opposite the turbo and spraying in oven cleaner. You then tap the hole and insert a threaded bolt to seal the hole back up.

Quicker than taking it off but you never know how well it worked and how much is left behind.

Limey

forgotmyname wrote: »

Talkford.com. Indepth instructions on removing the turbo cartridge to clean off the car and a faster method of drilling a small hole in the manifold opposite the turbo and spraying in oven cleaner. You then tap the hole and insert a threaded bolt to seal the hole back up.

Quicker than taking it off but you never know how well it worked and how much is left behind.

:shocked: Wouldn't want to do that, bits of metal from drilling a hole before the turbo might damage things even more.

forgotmyname

You dont drill before the turbo. You drill after it.

If you do get swarf in the manilfold it will fall into the exhaust.

Thats what grease is for when drilling.

maxmycardagain

forgotmyname wrote: »

The F-Super is hardware not software. Under £15 on ebay. The software comes with it.

Its a USB device so requires a laptop or similar.

actually, its both

software and the lead

£15-£20 well spent

maxmycardagain

forgotmyname wrote: »

You dont drill before the turbo. You drill after it.

If you do get swarf in the manilfold it will fall into the exhaust.

Thats what grease is for when drilling.

You drill in the exhaust exit pipe from the turbo above the cat (which doesnt mind)

you can see the bolt here

maxmycardagain

The fault can be confirmed by removing the actuator-VGT arm and moving it (if it will), it should be super loose/floppy, mine was solid

the Mr Muscle had done its job before id put the bolt in the hole

maxmycardagain

forgotmyname wrote: »

The F-Super is yes. Plenty of other options for other cars. Is its a newer than 2004 diesel most OBDII scanners will work. Handheld or PC based.

F super does a lot more than OBD2 reading, it can also code injectors, etc

forgotmyname

maxmycardagain wrote: »

actually, its both

software and the lead

£15-£20 well spent

No the F-Super is the hardware. Formidable is the software.