Lee Burley Posted April 2, 2002 Share Posted April 2, 2002 The other thing is that you end up with a trophy failed turbo to show off to your friends... Problem is when you tell people you keep a plastic bag with your old number two in it, no-one seems all that interested :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradb Posted April 2, 2002 Share Posted April 2, 2002 I've seen your number 2 lee. Impressive! Not as impressive as some on offer at www.ratemypoo.com "Step away from the keyboard with your hands above your head" I'll be hijacking then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted April 2, 2002 Author Share Posted April 2, 2002 Lee, Been over to see Leon today, he confirmed that either one or both the turbo's have blown the blades off.! And yep, I'll hopefully be replacing them with a nice pair of stage 3 hybrids.! Alex - JB has offered me a full refund, dam nice chap.!! Ok, so I lied about the refund.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted April 2, 2002 Share Posted April 2, 2002 Let me get this straight? You've had the car what a week or two and have already obilterated one or two turbos?!? I think your driving style must be so far out there that even Justin aspires to it Bet the hybrids will be awesome though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted April 2, 2002 Author Share Posted April 2, 2002 Gareth - Yep, just my luck that they decide to blow after one week of ownership.! I hadn't even used full throttle on it either.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted April 2, 2002 Share Posted April 2, 2002 In my defence they worked fine everytime I took it up to 1.8bar......only joking. The turbos had been running a lot of boost for quite a while but had never shown signs of failure. It does seem to be the way that a slightly different driving style seems to be enough to make the turbos fail. I am putting some money towards the hybrids as I feel it was partially my fault somewhere along the line. JB ps - also in my defence Barry and turbos have never really seen eye to eye.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted April 2, 2002 Author Share Posted April 2, 2002 I suppose you could say I've had more turbo's than cars.! I went through 6 on the five Renault 5 turbo's I've had, now two on the Supra.! 8 turbo's on 6 cars! And to be honest I cant see why as I always let them cool down after a long run, drive the last 2 miles of a journey without even using the turbo then idle for 3-4 mins before I switch off.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted April 2, 2002 Share Posted April 2, 2002 Smeggin Hell! To be fair I think everyone blows the turbos on Renault 5's, kinda like head gaskets on MKIII's... Ever considered buying an NA?!? :biggrin: Don't steel turbo blades take your engine out when they fail unlike the ceramic ones that just dust? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GavinL Posted April 2, 2002 Share Posted April 2, 2002 Quote: from Gareth Davies on 4:56 pm on April 2, 2002[br] Don't steel turbo blades take your engine out when they fail unlike the ceramic ones that just dust? I don't think they fall apart like the ceramic jobbies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradb Posted April 2, 2002 Share Posted April 2, 2002 Track days are going to be fun when it comes to having a drive of otehr members cars. "Shit, here's Barry... Run like f**K " Sincerely, sorry to hear about your turbo's Barry. The hybrids do rock though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted April 2, 2002 Author Share Posted April 2, 2002 Cheers Brad, dont let me near your motor if you still want it in one piece.!!! The last turbo I done on the 5 was total bearing failure, the shaft was so loose the blades were scraping against the conpressor housing and when I removed it to have a look what the damage was, the tips of the blades were bent at 90deg angles.! So I'd say that they are alot stronger than the ceramic jobbies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted April 2, 2002 Share Posted April 2, 2002 Quote: from Barry on 5:17 pm on April 2, 2002[br]Cheers Brad, dont let me near your motor if you still want it in one piece.!!! The last turbo I done on the 5 was total bearing failure, the shaft was so loose the blades were scraping against the conpressor housing and when I removed it to have a look what the damage was, the tips of the blades were bent at 90deg angles.! So I'd say that they are alot stronger than the ceramic jobbies. What oil are you running? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Burley Posted April 3, 2002 Share Posted April 3, 2002 Quote: from Gareth Davies on 4:56 pm on April 2, 2002[br]Smeggin Hell! To be fair I think everyone blows the turbos on Renault 5's, kinda like head gaskets on MKIII's... Ever considered buying an NA?!? :biggrin: Don't steel turbo blades take your engine out when they fail unlike the ceramic ones that just dust? It is usually the turbine in the exhaust which fails, and it just disappears off down the exhaust. The top of my No1 cat caught the remains, and looked like it had been shot with a 12 bore! With no cats you could spit the bits clean out of the exhaust. If the intake wheel fails, the bits would have to make it through the intercooler piping before they got to damage any expensive bits. This wheel has a much easier life than the one dangling out into the exhaust gases, so is much less likely to fail anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted April 3, 2002 Author Share Posted April 3, 2002 Branners - What oil am I running? Chris - I have a feeling is Valvoline fully synth.?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted April 3, 2002 Share Posted April 3, 2002 yep, the car has been on Valvoline synpower for about a year now, it was on castrol magnatec before that. Oil changed every 3000 to 4000 miles. Chris might also have been asking what oil you were using on the R5....? JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted April 3, 2002 Author Share Posted April 3, 2002 The 5 is always treated to Mobil 1 Motorsport fully synthetic 15w50. Alot of the 5 turbo owners found that '0w**' oil was too thin and tended to get past the oil seals in the turbo and burn off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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