ShEp
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Better than Vauxhalls effort.
My VXR turbo's last around 2k
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allza
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Registered: 14th Jun 04
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I know people who have used them. At best they didn't boost properly, laggy and dropping boost. At worst it will fall apart and wreck your engine.
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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machining looks terrible on the contact face
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Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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What Megane is it?
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Sportycorsa86
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Registered: 10th Dec 07
Location: hertfordshire ( cheshunt)
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it probably be ok on the megane its not like its running shed loads of power!!
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jamjar15
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Registered: 8th Oct 07
Location: Swansea
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i think you should get a new or rebuilt and looking brand new golf 20v k03 turbo for £100  i have one here if u fancy it lol
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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Fitted the new turbo today, the old one was totally spannered, oil pissing out of the exhaust side and the fins on the compressor side have been eating their way into the housing. The bearing is slacker than a whores fanny!
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FlamingCorsa
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Registered: 22nd Apr 03
Location: Shropshire
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quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
Better than Vauxhalls effort.
My VXR turbo's last around 2k
thats mad in 2k miles, i have had 3 cars with vxr turbos on now and never had to change one, and all were running 280-300hp so not really having it easy!
have you got the cooling mod fitted?
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FlamingCorsa
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Registered: 22nd Apr 03
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
Fitted the new turbo today, the old one was totally spannered, oil pissing out of the exhaust side and the fins on the compressor side have been eating their way into the housing. The bearing is slacker than a whores fanny!
u tried the new turbo then yet?
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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Primed it up properly, let it run at idle for about 30 minutes, then gave it some abuse.
Smoking problem solved so I guess I'll have to see how it lasts.
To be honest the chinese turbo looked better than the factory one!  even the welds on the actuator bracket on the chinese copy were more substantial.
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FlamingCorsa
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sound good, time will tell! i never had to prime a turbo so would not know wot to do, lol
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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There wasn't a puff of smoke coming from it yesterday when you were in front of me. And we weren't hanging around!
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
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quote:
Originally posted by FlamingCorsa
sound good, time will tell! i never had to prime a turbo so would not know wot to do, lol
Just a technical way of saying, held the shaft still until the bearings filled with oil 
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Doug
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Registered: 8th Oct 03
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
quote:
Originally posted by FlamingCorsa
sound good, time will tell! i never had to prime a turbo so would not know wot to do, lol
Just a technical way of saying, held the shaft still until the bearings filled with oil
Maybe that's why all these VXR turbos fail? People that re-fit them do not prime them?
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
Better than Vauxhalls effort.
My VXR turbo's last around 2k
Are you buying brand new items everytime?
A friends never had a problem, his was mapped and he didnt really warm it up properly and gave it death everywhere (including a trip to the ring)
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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Update: Chinese turbos were mentioned in another post so I thought I'd update this one
The Wingchong Factory 7 turbo has been running well for just over 2 years and about 25k miles.
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adiohead
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Registered: 28th Sep 01
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I bet most are made there anyway
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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dont forget if your turbo fucks up it sometmes doesnt just fuck the turbo it can knacker your engine!
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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Only if your some kind of retarded moron that doesnt look in your mirrors and notice the plumes of smoke.
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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Some chinese stuff is fine to use imo.
My air rifle is chinese made, but has an american brand name on it, so i guess they have to meet certain standards to avoid a lawsuit.
Certain chinese stuff is deffo crap though
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
Only if your some kind of retarded moron that doesnt look in your mirrors and notice the plumes of smoke.
this retarded moron noticed the smoke and pulled over straight away in my fabia still = knackered
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Noticing the smoke is no good if the smoke is because it's completely destroyed and dumped the oil content of the engine out of your exhaust 
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
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<yawn>...
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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why are you tired at 12.55pm? lack of iron in your diet?
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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I was up all night painting my prop shaft blue.
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