Turbo's Gone On My Transit :(

[qwerty 9]

Well it picked the best time to go didn't it!

 

I've got a 2001 t260 100bhp, its the duratorq engine, Is it an easy enough job to change the turbo on these, anyone done one?

 

need to start looking for turbo now, will start with ebay i think,

 

Its making a terrible loud jangling noise, its defo coming from the turbo, i just assume its lost one of its fins or something, theres no smock, it started to whistle a bit louder about a month ago so its been on its way out, just was hoping it'd be fine for a while

 

cheers Mark.

[welshpug 1,657]

lucky it hasnt taken the engine with it, last one a mate recovered to his workshop had started to run on its own oil but was caught just in time.

 

wouldnt bother with ebay, just go to your motorfactors for a decent unit, around £400 iirc, not sure how tricky it is on the fwd vans, its a doddle on the rwd!

[johno_78 2]

Bad luck, i had one go on my LT35 158 a few years ago. It was quite a rare part. i used CRTurbos on exchange. it arrived the next day and sent the old one back a week later. It was about £450 iirc.

 

Always regretted not getting them to make a hybrid for me.

[qwerty 9]

lucky it hasnt taken the engine with it, last one a mate recovered to his workshop had started to run on its own oil but was caught just in time.

 

wouldnt bother with ebay, just go to your motorfactors for a decent unit, around £400 iirc, not sure how tricky it is on the fwd vans, its a doddle on the rwd!

cheers welshpug

 

Am pleased that didn't happen to mine, av seen it happen before tho

 

i checked euro car part and they wanted £550-£650 depending on which one lol

 

if theres any bits of fin that have come off the turbo can they get through the intercooler and be sucked into the engine?

[erbs 42 1 Cars]

i also have a 52 plate transit and looking at the turbo seems to be a few hours work there, Get yourself over to the Transit forum its all covered there and i believe they have TUTS on how to do certain jobs such as Turbos,EGRs etc etc

 

Linky http://fordtransit.org/forum/

[MrMemzi 12]

Where abouts are you my ftiends dad runs a transits spares

[qwerty 9]

Where abouts are you my ftiends dad runs a transits spares

 

Just outside Newcastle, North East

[MrMemzi 12]

I know they travel around but im uncertain if they go that far. The furthest ive known them to go is bolton ill enquire for you!

[ljenkins22 0]

try these i have used them in the past exchange unit on a t3 syncro was 300 +

http://www.turbotechnics.com/

Edited December 31, 2011 by ljenkins22

[MiniGibbo 142]

Turbo blew on my t5 at 116k taking the exhaust with it costing just shy of 3k at the dealer

[qwerty 9]

All sorted

 

picked one up from Blackpool yesterday £115 and fitted it this morning, not too bad of a job really.

 

cheers again for the links n leads everyone