Megane 1.9 dci turbo failure?

Megane 1.9 dci turbo failure?

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fraserbottomley

Original Poster:

327 posts

172 months

Thursday 17th June 2010
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Alright guys.

Friend of mine has a 1.9 dci megane (05 reg I think) which sounds like the turbo's blown. Havn't had a look at it yet but he said he was driving home from work and the car just didnt feel like it had any power, was smoking alot and there was a strange sound from the engine which was lower pitched than the normal turbo whistle.

Am I right in thinking this is turbo failure? If so are they hard to replace, is it a dooable DIY job?

dan19evans

4,951 posts

166 months

Thursday 17th June 2010
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hmmm maybe. most common failure for turbos is the bearings i think, but if it was this then it would've probably revved up on its own due to the engine burning the oil

never changed a turbo myself, but if it was the bearings that had failed then theres a bit more to it that just replacing the turbo.. the intercooler and exhaust are both likely to be filled with oil too

Rollcage

11,327 posts

191 months

Thursday 17th June 2010
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Make sure you are sat down and Google "Renault DCi turbo failure".

More common than a common thing in a group of other common things.

Yes, it is possible to do at home if you have the skill, inclination and the right sort of tools - as is anything.Not a job for someone if you haven't done anything mechanical before though.

fraserbottomley

Original Poster:

327 posts

172 months

Thursday 17th June 2010
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Cheers guys. Yeah I've had a quick google and like you say it seems extremely common. Me and my dad are handy with a set of spanners, my mate will probably just end up taking it to a garage though.

homerjay

1,242 posts

224 months

Thursday 17th June 2010
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hmm, i was gonna buy the wife a older dci scenic, but i think i'll go down the petrol route now.

the diesel seems like poor 'economy' after reading that.

flakeypaul

436 posts

189 months

Thursday 17th June 2010
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There are many thousands of Renault dci's out there. Some of them fail and people go on the internet to complain about it.

The owners of the many thousands that don't fail don't go on the internet to tell us about it.

EFA.

Edited by flakeypaul on Thursday 17th June 09:20

confused_buyer

6,610 posts

180 months

Thursday 17th June 2010
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Turbo failure on the post-03 models is actually quite rare (prior to that, just about any F9Q engine would blow the turbo sooner or later as it was very poorly designed).

It could be the turbo or it could be a multitude of things ranging from something quite minor to major so to be honest it is silly to speculate without a proper diagnosis.

joel.b

73 posts

205 months

Thursday 17th June 2010
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it could just be the turbo hose has blown off

morgrp

4,128 posts

197 months

Thursday 17th June 2010
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More likely the EGR valve is shagged on a renault DCI - I'd check that first

Mr Gear

9,416 posts

189 months

Thursday 17th June 2010
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My brother's Laguna has the same engine. It lunched itself 3 weeks ago due to turbo failure.

Fastra

4,277 posts

208 months

Thursday 17th June 2010
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There are quite a few listed on ebay.
New ones seem to range from £200-£600 - so perhaps not as much as you though then??

http://motors-parts.shop.ebay.co.uk/Car-Parts-/142...

Edited by Fastra on Thursday 17th June 10:56