MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Andy on July 24, 2009, 11:53:16 pm
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2 months ago my turbo started singing a merry tune(whistleing)any way to day it decided to go bang-so it is now it the getting a new turbo
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how many miles had it done? are you getting a standard k03 of k04?
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it had only done 39'000 miles just getting the standard one back on-i was thinking bout a upgrade but that brings its own problems
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How expensive is turbo exchange (incl. parts)?
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mine is getting the turbo,new oil and filter,all the pipes and the inter cooler cleaned out and the map put back on for £1400 @awesome,could get it done cheaper near me but that would mean getting it back down to them for the map
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Sorry to hear about the turbo. What mods had you put on there, and for how long were the mods on?
Do you think it was just unlucky, or that the mods had something to do with it?
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Why would you need the map putting back on? Nothing wrong with the ECU there?
Price doesnt sound too bad and at least you know Awesome will do what needs to be done.
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I have a k03s for sale :)
funnily enough awesome took it off in the first place :)
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When you say whistleing how noticeable was it? I have noticed mine making a little more noise at lower revs than i remebered from when i first got it.
Was it really obvious?
Cheers,
R
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iIm interested in this too as my car has a distinct whistle and the turbo spools up then disappears. I have lost performance but no smoke etbut the CEL has come on!!!! BIt concerned now plus im skint so just what i needed!!!!!!!!
Anybody got any ideas???
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on tick oer when you rev the engine in between 1000 to 2000rpm you could really hear it,some times it sounded like a police car was following you :signLOL:
sorry the map just needs fine tuneing with the new turbo..
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Smugster I got a noticable whistle and drop in performance when my dv had failed. The diaphragm had split. Its a chaep fix and a diy if your handy. Best to get your fault code read first to give you a better idea.
Hope this helps
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I'll have a K04 for sale at some point in the near future :wink:
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I would love to get a bigger turbo on my diesel but dont have a clue how much and also whats involved,i would imagine its not just a case of throwing on a bigger turbo and thats it :confused:
im in the process of saving up for an uprated sachs clutch kit £800 fitted :sad1:
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i was thinking of putting a bigger turbo the price i got quoted was £1900 all in for a stage 2 but in the long run i would have to upgrade the clutch & because it will need more diesel going through the injectors thier wil be more smoke which i didn't want.
mine has only been remapped, with no other mods on the engine
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it had only done 39'000 miles just getting the standard one back on-i was thinking bout a upgrade but that brings its own problems
....When my K03 failed (wastegate crack in the manifold) I went through the same thought process about replacing it with a K04. Would have been quite a lot of expense though and I my KoniFSD's had also failed and I wanted VWR-KW-V3's (not cheap). The thread is here : -
Linky : - Troubleshooting a Boost Leak.... (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=493.0)
The GTI (as opposed to the Ed30) will accept and work well with a K04 but the Ed30 is probably better suited in my opinion.
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Thanks Jon - Gonna jack mine up tomoz and have a look. I aint long put a forge valve on there because the original diaphram have split. Fingers crossed its nothing much as I want new wheels lol lol lol lol
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No probs mate. Those forge valves are tricky to install. It could well be a leak from there.
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Did you have your car remapped at Awesome i.e. custom diesel map :happy2:
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Did you have your car remapped at Awesome i.e. custom diesel map :happy2:
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yeah had my car mapped at awesome..it had been mapped before but i wasn't happy with it so i got the apr map-really pleased with it
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Im assuming your car is a diesel right? :happy2:
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JBS have a selection of diesel turbo's :smiley:
http://www.jbsautodesigns.co.uk/category/68/150-pd
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Im assuming your car is a diesel right? :happy2:
sorry yeah its a diesel-the gti were not out when i bought it but in saying that i like putting £15 a month in the tank and still aving a bit left next time i fill up :signLOL: