1990 BENTLEY TURBO R - M.O.T.
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Waffagolf said:
I took my beloved 1990 Turbo R (Hatty) for her M.O.T. yesterday Friday 13th, and yet again she sailed through with no problems at all. I'm so chuffed I just wanted you to know.
Great news and good to read someone who names their car! Our 1993 Turbo R LWB with 140,000++ miles sailed through the MOT last week.
RESSE said:
RESSE said:
Great news and good to read someone who names their car!
Our 1993 Turbo R LWB with 140,000++ miles sailed through the MOT last week.
Edit for accuracy - our Turbo R has achieved 162,000 miles.Our 1993 Turbo R LWB with 140,000++ miles sailed through the MOT last week.
BeenThereBefore said:
Well, as an owner of a 1993 Turbo R with 44,500 miles, its good to know that my car has at least another 100,000 miles of life, which at this rate of driving will take another 50 years or so.
Turbo R is in for annual service this week.I await news (good/bad) as to outcome.
RESSE said:
Turbo R is in for annual service this week.
I await news (good/bad) as to outcome.
Mine just had it in early July. No big deal,fluids, new rear accumulators, charge AC and some belt adjustments. I decided to treat her to the 48K mileage with the main dealer. They laughed at a 20 year old car getting its 48K service. Most of the new GT and Flying Spur owners who were there were in awe of how good she looked. I await news (good/bad) as to outcome.
BeenThereBefore said:
RESSE said:
Turbo R is in for annual service this week.
I await news (good/bad) as to outcome.
Mine just had it in early July. No big deal,fluids, new rear accumulators, charge AC and some belt adjustments. I decided to treat her to the 48K mileage with the main dealer. They laughed at a 20 year old car getting its 48K service. Most of the new GT and Flying Spur owners who were there were in awe of how good she looked. I await news (good/bad) as to outcome.
My '96 Turbo R had a leaking air-con condenser. It's a double-row parallel flow R134a condenser & new ones were priced at around £1200. I found a more cost-effective solution by measuring the old condenser dimensions & looking for single-row condensers of similar dimensions.
Eventually I found that the R134a condensers from the Rover 25 & 45 models were simliar dimensions & also parallel flow. I ordered 2 from Germany for a total price of £95 including tax & delivery. I then spent a few days with hacksaws, drills & bolts to connect the 2 single-row condensers together in the correct flow order-then I connected the 'new' fabricated condenser to the vehicle's pipework.
Then it was a case of evacuating the air from the system & recharging with R134a until the correct weight of refrigerant was in the system & there were no air bubbles in the receiver-drier. The system works fine now & blows cold air through all the vents at high fan speeds. I gave it a good test on a hot weekend, where it had 5 hours of continuous operation on a long drive without giving any problems.
Total cost was around £150 including R134a, although I did need several days of bending, cutting & drilling to attach the condensers together & then connect them to the vehicle pipework. The repair looks pretty much the same as the original & you'd only notice the slight differences if you took the front grille off & inspected the new assembly at very close range.
Not sure if the same repair method could be used on the earlier models (pre-50,000 series) as these used serpentine-flow pattern R12 condensers. My repair was for the later parallel-flow pattern R134a condensers. PM me if you want to know the details & see the pics
Eventually I found that the R134a condensers from the Rover 25 & 45 models were simliar dimensions & also parallel flow. I ordered 2 from Germany for a total price of £95 including tax & delivery. I then spent a few days with hacksaws, drills & bolts to connect the 2 single-row condensers together in the correct flow order-then I connected the 'new' fabricated condenser to the vehicle's pipework.
Then it was a case of evacuating the air from the system & recharging with R134a until the correct weight of refrigerant was in the system & there were no air bubbles in the receiver-drier. The system works fine now & blows cold air through all the vents at high fan speeds. I gave it a good test on a hot weekend, where it had 5 hours of continuous operation on a long drive without giving any problems.
Total cost was around £150 including R134a, although I did need several days of bending, cutting & drilling to attach the condensers together & then connect them to the vehicle pipework. The repair looks pretty much the same as the original & you'd only notice the slight differences if you took the front grille off & inspected the new assembly at very close range.
Not sure if the same repair method could be used on the earlier models (pre-50,000 series) as these used serpentine-flow pattern R12 condensers. My repair was for the later parallel-flow pattern R134a condensers. PM me if you want to know the details & see the pics
RedOctober said:
My '96 Turbo R had a leaking air-con condenser. It's a double-row parallel flow R134a condenser & new ones were priced at around £1200. I found a more cost-effective solution by measuring the old condenser dimensions & looking for single-row condensers of similar dimensions.
Eventually I found that the R134a condensers from the Rover 25 & 45 models were simliar dimensions & also parallel flow. I ordered 2 from Germany for a total price of £95 including tax & delivery. I then spent a few days with hacksaws, drills & bolts to connect the 2 single-row condensers together in the correct flow order-then I connected the 'new' fabricated condenser to the vehicle's pipework.
Then it was a case of evacuating the air from the system & recharging with R134a until the correct weight of refrigerant was in the system & there were no air bubbles in the receiver-drier. The system works fine now & blows cold air through all the vents at high fan speeds. I gave it a good test on a hot weekend, where it had 5 hours of continuous operation on a long drive without giving any problems.
Total cost was around £150 including R134a, although I did need several days of bending, cutting & drilling to attach the condensers together & then connect them to the vehicle pipework. The repair looks pretty much the same as the original & you'd only notice the slight differences if you took the front grille off & inspected the new assembly at very close range.
Not sure if the same repair method could be used on the earlier models (pre-50,000 series) as these used serpentine-flow pattern R12 condensers. My repair was for the later parallel-flow pattern R134a condensers. PM me if you want to know the details & see the pics
PM Sent - many thanks.Eventually I found that the R134a condensers from the Rover 25 & 45 models were simliar dimensions & also parallel flow. I ordered 2 from Germany for a total price of £95 including tax & delivery. I then spent a few days with hacksaws, drills & bolts to connect the 2 single-row condensers together in the correct flow order-then I connected the 'new' fabricated condenser to the vehicle's pipework.
Then it was a case of evacuating the air from the system & recharging with R134a until the correct weight of refrigerant was in the system & there were no air bubbles in the receiver-drier. The system works fine now & blows cold air through all the vents at high fan speeds. I gave it a good test on a hot weekend, where it had 5 hours of continuous operation on a long drive without giving any problems.
Total cost was around £150 including R134a, although I did need several days of bending, cutting & drilling to attach the condensers together & then connect them to the vehicle pipework. The repair looks pretty much the same as the original & you'd only notice the slight differences if you took the front grille off & inspected the new assembly at very close range.
Not sure if the same repair method could be used on the earlier models (pre-50,000 series) as these used serpentine-flow pattern R12 condensers. My repair was for the later parallel-flow pattern R134a condensers. PM me if you want to know the details & see the pics
BeenThereBefore said:
Mine just had it in early July. No big deal,fluids, new rear accumulators, charge AC and some belt adjustments. I decided to treat her to the 48K mileage with the main dealer. They laughed at a 20 year old car getting its 48K service. Most of the new GT and Flying Spur owners who were there were in awe of how good she looked.
I spoke too soon. Power steering rack sprung a big leak this week. Needs another remanufacture. Good news, its still under warranty as I just had it done a few months ago. Bad news, they have to swap it out with a Crewe part as the service was done with a factory authorized dealer. So far one week in the shop and no part on the way. Could be another week or two before I see the car again. Gassing Station | Bentley & Rolls Royce | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff