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Title: 257000 miles, blown turbo  !!
Post by: dane on 03 January 2007, 18:51:41
257000 trouble free miles  (1 water pump, doesnt count ).  As usual  extra expense after xmas /new year. can any one help or recommend a reliable source. many thanks.
Title: Re: 257000 miles, blown turbo  !!
Post by: TheBoy on 03 January 2007, 18:53:37
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257000 trouble free miles  (1 water pump, doesnt count ).  As usual  extra expense after xmas /new year. can any one help or recommend a reliable source. many thanks.
sorry i cant help, but wow on the mileage!
Title: Re: 257000 miles, blown turbo  !!
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 03 January 2007, 19:13:30
Check out the breakers.........there is a turbo company near here that do rebuilds (Midland Turbos, normaly under 300 quid)
Title: Re: 257000 miles, blown turbo  !!
Post by: dane on 03 January 2007, 21:23:46
tried midland turbo's , seem to be the best of the bunch.  175+vat  to recon my unit or 410+ vat if my unit is u/s.
Title: Re: 257000 miles, blown turbo  !!
Post by: TheBoy on 03 January 2007, 21:25:27
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tried midland turbo's , seem to be the best of the bunch.  175+vat  to recon my unit or 410+ vat if my unit is u/s.
The recon price seems OK. Trouble is, you don't know until they start if yours is really fubar
Title: Re: 257000 miles, blown turbo  !!
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 03 January 2007, 22:11:52
sorry to hear of the prob......but blimey as TB say that amazing milage......i hope my merc diesel can do the same  :) .....tho vectraB is now on 180k  :-X
Title: Re: 257000 miles, blown turbo  !!
Post by: Markie on 03 January 2007, 22:24:11
257000miles...wow who says its only the Germans that built big milers....?
Title: Re: 257000 miles, blown turbo  !!
Post by: TheBoy on 03 January 2007, 22:25:07
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257000miles...wow who says its only the Germans that built big milers....?
Err, the Omega was built in Germany, and the motor is BMW.....
Title: Re: 257000 miles, blown turbo  !!
Post by: Markie on 03 January 2007, 22:25:43
ignore my last post - who says Germans are the only ones....its only a bleeding BMW engine isnt it  ;D
Title: Re: 257000 miles, blown turbo  !!
Post by: Elite Pete on 04 January 2007, 14:33:45
Have a look at this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vauxhall-omega-2-5-TD-manual-gearbox-spares-1994_W0QQitemZ220067164559QQihZ012QQcategoryZ10404QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220067164559

You could also try roadrunners in chester they break alot of Omegas.
Title: Re: 257000 miles, blown turbo  !!
Post by: tunnie on 04 January 2007, 19:01:53
omegatoy would be the person to see on this, he has a high mileage 2.5 diesel.

You could give the scrappy a try, although I think the diesels are rarely found in there. I think there was one being broken on fleabay recently...
Title: Re: 257000 miles, blown turbo  !!
Post by: Omegatoy on 04 January 2007, 20:04:39
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omegatoy would be the person to see on this, he has a high mileage 2.5 diesel.

You could give the scrappy a try, although I think the diesels are rarely found in there. I think there was one being broken on fleabay recently...


No I wouldnt!!! mine has only completed 99281 as i type!!!
However turbo was one thing i researched before buying and it appears to be bulletproof except on high mileage wear, but BMW,RANGE ROVER, and 2year run on the frontera all use the same turbo, there are quite a few being broken of these3 so finding a good used on wouldnt be too hard
Omegatoy
Title: Re: 257000 miles, blown turbo  !!
Post by: dane on 05 January 2007, 02:34:40
thanks for the info fella's, goin for the safe option, midland turbo's delivering friday, back on the road heading for the 300k !!
Title: Re: 257000 miles, blown turbo  !!
Post by: tunnie on 05 January 2007, 11:05:37
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omegatoy would be the person to see on this, he has a high mileage 2.5 diesel.

You could give the scrappy a try, although I think the diesels are rarely found in there. I think there was one being broken on fleabay recently...


No I wouldnt!!! mine has only completed 99281 as i type!!!
However turbo was one thing i researched before buying and it appears to be bulletproof except on high mileage wear, but BMW,RANGE ROVER, and 2year run on the frontera all use the same turbo, there are quite a few being broken of these3 so finding a good used on wouldnt be too hard
Omegatoy

Whooops sorry mate  :-[ , I was trying to remember which you had it was either a low mileage or very high!

99k? Your laughing then got at least another 150k in it yet  ;D