Jake

fark me, 200 sovs! You must have more money than you know what to do with Lui. What are you, a premiership footballer, a plumber, something like that?

I thought it might be but I hadn't seen it before. Nevermind

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No it isn't DBB. It's not the remapping that concerns me it's the possible fitment issues with a different turbo. I don't want to have the downpipe and IC alignment hassles that I can imagine might happen with a different turbo. That's right, you remember it now. I chose not to force the two housings apart because I was worried about the possibility of damaging the turbine wheel as the two parts fell apart.

Well there's six bolts but only four of them can be removed, the other two hit the centre housing which means you can't take them out. You can undo them a good few mm though, so if you could pull the centre housing away from the turbine housing you could probably undo them the rest of the way. I couldn't budge the two housings apart though. Funny you mention Turbo Dynamics, I'm reading through their web site at the moment. It's not making happy reading to be honest: http://www.turbodynamics.co.uk/fault.htm

Even that wouldn't do it though Paul. At the strip they give you your 60foot time but not the 0-60mph. 0-60 is pretty much irrelevant IMO. (Apart from at the pub of course)

I don't think many folks would know or care what their 0-60 times are. There's no simple way to measure it accurately unless you have one of those Speed Meter things and it seems like everyone with those claim silly low times.

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I guess I need to get the turbo to a specialist then. I presume these things are serviceable right? I wonder if it's worth getting the bearings and seals replaced or whether I may as well buy a new turbo. Thanks. I'll have a read through that when my hangover subsides a bit. I do have a hose from the cam cover with a small filter on the other end.

Update. I've fixed the oil leak but the problem with it burning oil is still there and has got worse. When driving on the motorway at partial or full throttle it seems ok but when I lift off the throttle there is a big cloud of blueish smoke for a few secs. When fixing the oil leak I had the turbo off and tried to take it apart. I got the compressor housing off OK but I couldn't get the backplate off. I removed the four bolts that secure the back plate to the centre housing and the back plate rotated freely but wouldn't come off. Also I undid the bolts that hold the centre housing to the turbine housing but they wouldn't come apart either. I noticed there was quite a lot of sideways and vertical play in both the wheels - there's not supposed to be is there? I believe that a mm or so of in/out play is alright but not in the other two planes, is that right? OK the oil leak is fixed now. I need to work out why it's smoking so badly from the exhaust on over-run. Is that likely to be a turbo problem? It doesn't do it on cold start. Thanks for that. I'm not sure what the 'PCV' system is or how to check it. Could you explain it a little for me please?

Remember though that two wongs don't make white.

Apparently Jermaine Jackson said that folks in America would say that Aristos are are ugly heavy cars that people buy because they need 4 seats and don't care about the handling or looks.

mkiv.net? What's that?

Is it a GTR? Aren't they 4wd? Does it have the ALLTOSSA thing that drives the car for you?

Why do people let this cock keep getting away with it? I'd be going back down to GT Cars and having a word.

Yep, as mentioned above; no passengers but you don't have to wear a helmet. My Supe does 130mph on the ¼ but they don't make me wear a helmet. I had to wear one at TOTB and it was horrible. Just didn't feel right in a road car.

They don't check for a cat as part of the MoT

LOL! Tried it, have you?

Apart from the haircut he's nothing like Wentworth Miller!

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So what's the hold up with you getting the car? Don't say it's just 'cos of the private plate.