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At the recent Autocar trackday, CK1 was suffering from an unidentified noise that appeared to be coming from the turbo. Impending failure I presumed, but continued to drive. http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif
The following day the noise went, but I got Elvis at TN to adjust my actuator as there was a fair bit of play in it. He did so, and the car was peaking and holding 16psi instead of peaking 17 and holding 15, lovely jubbly. No furhter re-adjustment required. http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif
The following day as I was driving down the M45, my car lost power and was making funny whooshing noises, so I just presumed the turbo had finally given up the ghost http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/frown.gif . I nursed the car to Coventry and then back home.
I spoke to Pete at Scoobysport and arranged to take CK1 down the following day to get a turbo fitted. So I did. However, when I got there Steve asked me if I was sure the turbo had gone.
"Why?" I replied.
"Because one of your intercooler hoses has come off".
"DOH!"
What a muppet! http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/rolleyes.gif
I had removed the i/c to take-off the heatshield on the turbo, and had forgotten to tighten up one of the clips.
So I ended up getting the car serviced ready for The Ring, and spending silly amounts of money on some wax that I swore I'd never buy! http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif
Ho Hum....
When it was sorted, the car was boosting like a trooper. 20psi anyone? http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/eek.gif
So the actautor was wound back to where it was in the first place and now the car feels faster than it ever has.
Thanks to everyone at SS for not taking the pee out of me too much! http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif
Roll on The Ring...

Stef.

[This message has been edited by Stef (edited 06 April 2001).]

A lesson for us all in there somewhere ...

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That is a slur on us muppets. I'm going to tell BD on you....

Dwayne Dibley http://cwm.ragesofsanity.com/ups/archinto/smile1.gif

Muppet Head

[This message has been edited by Scott J Davies (edited 06 April 2001).]

BTW - now you know why they call him Pete "wallet magnet" Croney........ http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/eek.gif

Matt

And you are a 24 carat double nobber mate - he edited it after I posted...... http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Stef:
What a muppet! http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/rolleyes.gif[/quote]

(not saying a thing!!! http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/rolleyes.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif)

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Dave T-S:
And you are a 24 carat double nobber mate - he edited it after I posted...... http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif[/quote]

LOL http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif - What a Muppett!!!!! Didn't notice the edited remark!!!!

Well I *have* just put a new thread in the Muppett forum so maybe that's my real home.... http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/wink.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/wink.gif

Matt http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

On the other hand Stef, you could have kept quiet and no-one would have been any the wiser.

At least you had the bottle to admit your mistake. http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif

Dave http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif

Dave

You Muppett http://cwm.ragesofsanity.com/otn/confused/1zhelp.gif , I edited it before your post!!!

I realised my muppettness post hocter editus muppettus http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/wink.gif http://cwm.ragesofsanity.com/otn/confused/shrug03.gif

Scott
Don't give me any of that old technicality malarkey - the post time is when you actually post it - when I started my reply your original post was there in it's virgin form not the edited version......so there ya boo sucks to you http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

STEF,
YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN A TOP CLASS MUPPET IF YOU HAD BEEN SOLD A NEW TURBO http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/rolleyes.gif
SK

What a plonker!!!! http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

Serious post time!!!!!

If you adjusted the actuator to compensate for an air leak in the presurised system then you will have been overspeeding the turbo to make it give you your 16PSI.

Dont be surprised if your turbo blows soon m8!!

If you can wang it, get a spare turbo off pete and bring it with you to the ring, if it blows i'll help you swap it over, if it doesnt just return it to pete.

Be a huge shame to go all that way and suffer a turbo failure on your first run.

What a bunch of knobbers. http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/biggrin.gif

Stef - In this instance you are a Muppet

Otherwise you are a top bloke - thanks for your help yesterday. Any time i can return the favour let me know

Paul