Hi guys,I was hoping someone may be able to help me out with a bit of advice regarding my S3.
Here's a quick explanation of what I've done so far:
Purchased the car back in October last year with about 118000 miles on it.
Had a couple of small problems at the time,mainly the traction control light being on all the time due to the steering angle sensor being slightly out after a steering rack change. It just needed reset.
About a month ago the car started running badly,and the easiest way to describe it is to say it sounded like an old diesel engine.
This was due to the fairly common problem of the oil pick up pipe blocking up with gunk and causing the engine to lose oil pressure.
After carrying out an engine flush to try and clear out the pick up pipe and subsequently filling her back up with new oil and a new filter,I found that the problem was still there as after a couple of minutes of driving the oil pressure light came back on! Gutted!
I decided the best thing would be to give the engine a bit of a strip down and fix what needed fixed.
After removing the sump,rocker cover and timing casing,I was able to see a couple of problems straight away.
I ended up replacing the oil and water pumps,oil pump chain and tensioner,cam timing chain and tensioner,complete new timing belt kit with tensioner and idlers etc,new oil and fuel filters,new cam seals and crank seal,rocker cover gasket,oil dipstick tube,thermostat, coolant temp sensor,oil pressure sensor etc etc etc.
I thought that after doing all of this the engine would be fine and would feel a lot better to drive.
After building it all back up and starting it for the first time it sounded ok,if not just a little tappy from the top end. After a bit of debate we came to the conclusion that the tappy noise may just be because of the lack of oil the engine was getting before,causing a couple of the lifters to be slightly dry,causing the tap. I'm glad to say that after taking the car for a 5 minute drive the tappy sound went away and the car sounded perfect,although a little slower than I expected.
I don't think the car has ever felt "right" since I got it as it's supposed to have 210bhp and doesn't feel anything like that.
This is where the next problem comes in!
After initially being happy that the car at least sounded good now and no longer like an old diesel,my joy quickly turned to sorrow when I jumped in the car and started driving home from the garage. When I got out onto the motorway I started to hear a whirring sound coming from the engine while accelerating. It sounded like it was definitely coming from the turbo as it only did it when the turbo started spooling boost. When I came off the motorway and got back to the house I popped the bonnet to have a look and see if any boost pipes had split or popped off,which they hadn't. I left the car for half an hour and went back out in it to see if it was still making the same noise while driving.
When I started it this time though a load of smoke engulfed the car from the rear. Turbo must be goosed!
I got my mate to pick it up on the trailer and take it up to the garage again.
He started removing the turbo last night for me and confirmed that it is indeed goosed.
He sent me a pic which I've tried to load up but not sure how to.
The thing that is worrying me now is that the turbo has the markings KO4 022 on it which I am sure is not the correct turbo for my car. My mate has also pulled the ecu out to see if it has been opened before and says it doesn't look like it. The car also has a Bailey atmospheric DV on it which I'm lead to believe aren't very good for these engines.
I don't really know what to do about it now guys as I don't want to keep chucking money at it.
If I go for another KO4 I think I'd need to get it mapped too as I don't think it's been done before,which will be more money.
I'm not even sure the engine will be ok as the fins have started to break up on the old turbo and may have ended up in the bores. The only thing that keeps my hopes up is that the car has 2 intercoolers to trap anything before it gets anywhere near the bores.
I know I'm gonna need to replace the DV for a Forge007,it also needs some pipe work replaced with silicone stuff.
What do you think guys? Which turbo will I go for as there seems to be so many different kinds of KO3,KO3s and KO4.
Any help will be very much appreciated.
Cheers,
Ian.
P.S Sorry for the long novel! Lol
Here's a quick explanation of what I've done so far:
Purchased the car back in October last year with about 118000 miles on it.
Had a couple of small problems at the time,mainly the traction control light being on all the time due to the steering angle sensor being slightly out after a steering rack change. It just needed reset.
About a month ago the car started running badly,and the easiest way to describe it is to say it sounded like an old diesel engine.
This was due to the fairly common problem of the oil pick up pipe blocking up with gunk and causing the engine to lose oil pressure.
After carrying out an engine flush to try and clear out the pick up pipe and subsequently filling her back up with new oil and a new filter,I found that the problem was still there as after a couple of minutes of driving the oil pressure light came back on! Gutted!
I decided the best thing would be to give the engine a bit of a strip down and fix what needed fixed.
After removing the sump,rocker cover and timing casing,I was able to see a couple of problems straight away.
I ended up replacing the oil and water pumps,oil pump chain and tensioner,cam timing chain and tensioner,complete new timing belt kit with tensioner and idlers etc,new oil and fuel filters,new cam seals and crank seal,rocker cover gasket,oil dipstick tube,thermostat, coolant temp sensor,oil pressure sensor etc etc etc.
I thought that after doing all of this the engine would be fine and would feel a lot better to drive.
After building it all back up and starting it for the first time it sounded ok,if not just a little tappy from the top end. After a bit of debate we came to the conclusion that the tappy noise may just be because of the lack of oil the engine was getting before,causing a couple of the lifters to be slightly dry,causing the tap. I'm glad to say that after taking the car for a 5 minute drive the tappy sound went away and the car sounded perfect,although a little slower than I expected.
I don't think the car has ever felt "right" since I got it as it's supposed to have 210bhp and doesn't feel anything like that.
This is where the next problem comes in!
After initially being happy that the car at least sounded good now and no longer like an old diesel,my joy quickly turned to sorrow when I jumped in the car and started driving home from the garage. When I got out onto the motorway I started to hear a whirring sound coming from the engine while accelerating. It sounded like it was definitely coming from the turbo as it only did it when the turbo started spooling boost. When I came off the motorway and got back to the house I popped the bonnet to have a look and see if any boost pipes had split or popped off,which they hadn't. I left the car for half an hour and went back out in it to see if it was still making the same noise while driving.
When I started it this time though a load of smoke engulfed the car from the rear. Turbo must be goosed!
I got my mate to pick it up on the trailer and take it up to the garage again.
He started removing the turbo last night for me and confirmed that it is indeed goosed.
He sent me a pic which I've tried to load up but not sure how to.
The thing that is worrying me now is that the turbo has the markings KO4 022 on it which I am sure is not the correct turbo for my car. My mate has also pulled the ecu out to see if it has been opened before and says it doesn't look like it. The car also has a Bailey atmospheric DV on it which I'm lead to believe aren't very good for these engines.
I don't really know what to do about it now guys as I don't want to keep chucking money at it.
If I go for another KO4 I think I'd need to get it mapped too as I don't think it's been done before,which will be more money.
I'm not even sure the engine will be ok as the fins have started to break up on the old turbo and may have ended up in the bores. The only thing that keeps my hopes up is that the car has 2 intercoolers to trap anything before it gets anywhere near the bores.
I know I'm gonna need to replace the DV for a Forge007,it also needs some pipe work replaced with silicone stuff.
What do you think guys? Which turbo will I go for as there seems to be so many different kinds of KO3,KO3s and KO4.
Any help will be very much appreciated.
Cheers,
Ian.
P.S Sorry for the long novel! Lol
