discojmz Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 desperation has set in, kirton at the weekend, was going to be going with some mates as a bit of a 21st birthday treat/outing (2nd january). I've had a problem with the disco squealing under load for a while and now when the turbo spools up it makes a wonderful grating sound so im assuming it's had it!? in order to have any chance of making it to the last play day of the year, I need to find somewhere with recon T25s on the shelf for exchange, and tomorrow, saturday at the very very latest. oh yeah, and within sensible driving distance of s****horpe area. thanks guys, save my birthday eh christmas was already a bit of a writeoff Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siearl Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 You could try Rimmer Bros, just outside Lincoln Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siearl Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 and another thought nearer to you is amazon4x4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 A R Turbo Engineering Ltd. 16 Carr Mills Business Centre Bradford Road Birstall Batley West Yorkshire WF17 9JX Tel: 01924-477747 1st class service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discojmz Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 cheers guys rimmers are ridiculously expensive, roughly 100 quid more for a new turbo than paddocks for example, and up to 3x the price amazon, may be a winner, i will contact them tomorrow, would be a second hand unit rather than recon, but may do the job this other one you speak of sound good too tony, also sounds very good. i suppose i could get one reconned as a spare depending on price do the symptoms i mention sound like a knackered turbo bearing, the squeal under load lower in rev range, very harsh loud whooshing/almost metal on metal sound at high revs? jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4444244 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Turbo Centre in Wakefield, here, can totally recommend their service, they were very helpful when my turbo died, i posted it off to them, and it was back with me 3 days later looking brand new, they have all landy turbos on the shelf if you want to get one quickly. HTH Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discojmz Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 any chance you can remember how much it cost mate? cheers jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Not on topic but you have a splendid avatar discojmz Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4444244 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 forgot to say, the engineer even rang me up on my mobile at half past six in the evening to tell me in great detail exactly what had happened to the turbo, and how i could avoid it happening in the future (er... not let large chunks of metal drop into the induction impeller ) mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4444244 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Hi Jim from memory it was about the same price as paddocks was at the time, er about £370 ish possibly? IIRC it was about £15 more expensive than paddocks but they do have a 2 year warranty on them. Best thing to do is give them a ring as they are a bit 'old school' and dont seem to like the internet number is 01924 404112 Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discojmz Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 does anyone know the guys who run amazon by any chance? looks like i wont be at kirton at the weekend cos everyone's closed for the holidays. IT ISNT CHRISTMAS AND IT ISNT NEW YEAR!! GET BACK TO WORK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neils90 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 jim, have a good turbo kicking about for a 300tdi disco if its any use to you, just outside lincoln 07738510408 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveSIIA Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 I got a replacement for 300Tdi Defender from Midland Turbo. They're Nottingham way, J26 M1 and it was a stock item. Was ~ £300+VAT two years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.