Rover tomcat-updated

[JonnyR]

Oh mate, that doesnt sound healthy.

Is it under warranty?!

[pablo]

Might be a silly question but is oil getting to the turbo through the oil feed, assuming it's oil cooled :?

[tomcat]

Might be a silly question but is oil getting to the turbo through the oil feed, assuming it's oil cooled :?

yep checked it , disconnected the feed into a container, doesn't run down in the turbo though oil just sits there even with the drain disconnected.
Stripped it down last night - wheels look ok but it you try to spin the wheel with it on it end it locks up and there is some end float, suspectbearing has broken up, the actuator was adjusted very short when I recieved it so I guess it had been running high boost!
Was told though that it was all ok and only done 8k looks like an expensive piece of junk will try to get hold of the seller hopefully he will at least contribrute towards the repair costs....

[tomcat]

finally sorted with bored out turbine housing and new turbo core assy
All back together and running well

[JonnyR]

Nice one mate, did you have to pay for it all yourself? :? And where did you get the machine work done?

[Ben]

excellent news .. that was sounding like a nightmare.

[tomcat]

Nice one mate, did you have to pay for it all yourself? :? And where did you get the machine work done?

unfortunately so

although it could have been worse, I machined the turbine housing myself.
the only real cost was the centre which I managed to get for

[tomcat]

car run well at North Weald -just couldn't get a good start managed a best time of 13.3sec @ 115mph
Big turbo is working well 8)

[Tk]

i must have seen you in them 10 miles then , sure it was you around highwoods area in colchester about a week or two ago.
#crap luck with the turbo :?

13.3 is bloody good :thumb:

[tomcat]

Just fitted new intercooler replacing my blown pulsar one..and also front mount oil cooler
Just about fitted in!