Nissan Turbo Problems

lee634

Guys and Gals

After some advice,

I bought a Nissan X-Trail from new is Aug 04 had it 9 months and the Turbo blew, Had it replaced whilst in Belgium whilst I was living there,

Have now now driven 38000 miles and the Turbo has decided to blow again today pumping out plumes of smoke,

I have spoken with Nissan today to see where i stand as the car is now 7 months out of warranty,

There has been many problems with the Turbo's on this 2.2 DCI Engine and supposedly Nissan has fixed the problem. BUT if mine was replaced by a similar Turbo I just wonder where I stand.

Positive answers extremely welcome and not so positive will have to listen to.

I may soon be nearly 2K out of pocket,

Not very moneysaving!!

hartcjhart

the only way of finding out I suppose is if there are serial numbers on the turbo unit and check if it corresponds with the faulty batch

harveybobbles

The 2.2dci engine is prone to turbo failures. 50% of Espace's with this engine suffer turbo failure. The turbo gets replaced and all's well for a while. But too much internal damage has been done to the engine, which goes un noticed. Until the turbo goes again.....................

Zahc

I'm not sure if this will help but I ran a 200sx and it too blew it's turbo. It turned out to be the oil feed pipe going to the turbo bearing being blocked. It was too small a guage and routed under the exhaust manifold so was getting coked up. Now this may not be the problem with yours, but when it's replaced make sure the pipe is too. As for £2000, that's an enormous amount for a turbo change.

Zahc

goldspanners

a tip for anyone with a turbo fitted to thier car or van. after running the car before switching of the engine allow it to idle for a minute or 2 before switching off,if you dont the turbo will still be turning with no oil being fed to it as the engine is switched off and no oil pressure there to lubricate the bearings which are turning very fast,they will soon dry up and collapse.

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

I've had 3 cars with turbos and never once observed that rule. I just drive gently the last half a mile. It achieves the same thing, the real problem is the oil is no longer circulating and taking heat away from the turbo.

alma1958

As lee I too have an X trail on a 53 plate had it from new I had a turbo replaced under warranty after 10k mls last week this second one blew at 46k mls I too am now facing a bill for £1500 as I need to get the damn thing repaired,
the main dealer has asked Nissan for a good will contribution but I believe thats not a garantee of a payment.
I feel that there must be a design issue as these thing don't seem fit for purpose.
Does anyone know if there is any info in the public domain over this
Cheers

crivvens

My 54 2.2 X Trail blew its turbo, plus fuel pump and intercooler, when 3 months out of warranty in 2007. "Goodwill" contribution from Nissan brought my share down to £2,700. Good grief.
Now, May 09, oil leak at top of engine (oil on radiator top hose, fuse box, vacuum pipes) suggests imminent failure again.
Why is Nissan not being taken to task (a la Toyota) for this very common design / manufacturing problem?
My last experience of owning one of this makers products....never again.

kaya

same problem with mercedes benz, my c220cdi turbo bearings failed at 59,000 miles, the turbos are made by garret and are not the issue, its an oil feed problem, mercedes denies there is an issue, the turbo reconditioners in brentford say different, in fact 2 people with broken mercedes turbo's walked in while i was waiting!!, mercedes wanted £1500 plus vat to supply only, i had mine reconditioned for £600 and got a friend to help fit it.

Hammyman

lee634 wrote: »

Guys and Gals

After some advice,

I bought a Nissan X-Trail from new is Aug 04 had it 9 months and the Turbo blew, Had it replaced whilst in Belgium whilst I was living there,

Have now now driven 38000 miles and the Turbo has decided to blow again today pumping out plumes of smoke,

I have spoken with Nissan today to see where i stand as the car is now 7 months out of warranty,

There has been many problems with the Turbo's on this 2.2 DCI Engine and supposedly Nissan has fixed the problem. BUT if mine was replaced by a similar Turbo I just wonder where I stand.

Positive answers extremely welcome and not so positive will have to listen to.

I may soon be nearly 2K out of pocket,

Not very moneysaving!!

When you've driven it and used the turbo, at the end of the journey did you leave the engine idling for 30 seconds or so to allow the turbo to cool? I suspect the honest answer will be a no. Not doing so prematurely wears the turbocharger.

BTW, being diesel I wouldn't drive it if I were you. A diesel engine is perfectly capable of running off the oil spat out by a turbo so could end up running away, increasing speed until it blew to bits, or be unable to be stopped.

Paradigm

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

I've had 3 cars with turbos and never once observed that rule. I just drive gently the last half a mile. It achieves the same thing, the real problem is the oil is no longer circulating and taking heat away from the turbo.

I'm the same, drive gently for the last mile or so although I tend to leave it running while I take the belt off & collect up my stuff.

One thing I would add is don't leave a turbo engines oil change to anything like 12000 miles, despite what it might say in the service schedule. At 12000 miles that oil has had a real battering!

To change oil every 6000 miles with a good quality synthetic would add £20-£25 (if done yourself) a year for most drivers, worth every penny in my view.