Rs Turbo motors are SHITE !

im having so many problems with mines its so wrong ! im on my 3rd turbo in less than a year and probs less than 5month on the road! 3 sump gaskets, set of lifters, startamotor, plus alot more ! and know got new turbo on took it out for 30mins tonite, oil pissing out from somewhre, + a knocking from (what seems to sound like) the top end but been told bottem end bearings or shells could be knackered! so that means at least another 200quid im sick to death more hasstle than enuff !!! lol

can you tell im pissed off? lol
i pay 118quid a month insurance for it to be sat on the drive ! lol

 

No offence m8 but mine has been ok for 7 years so think you're wrong.

 

well i wish i had your motor then,
every time i get something fixed on mine something else brakes! lol

 

Have got a bastard squeaky parcel shelf though,told that was standard fitment lol.

 

well im on 4th engine 2nd gearbox 2nd loom you name it its gone wrong with mine but ive still got it hopefully will be back on road soon

Will be worth it in the end

 

You poor fooker m8.

 

Well mine's spec'd for 300bhp+, and does 50 miles a day in all weathers with no problems

 

Rick, that's a bit of a spec, what u done to it, or not done lol

 

mines 203bhp when it works ! forgot to mention i need a new gearbox 2, i would be lying if i said they where good engine, want my s1 back didnt have one problem with that even in the snow !

 

i can relate to them being fooked up you fix one thing and the other thing goes wrong but i still like em might be time to drive something a bit newer another i cant stand is when people say to me it spends more time in the garage then on the road but their right

 

goin through 3 turbos in a year!

you priming them after fitting?! cus doesnt sound like it!

I would suggest dumping ya engine and starting fresh with another one! theres loads goin about! or bite the bullet and go for a full rebuild!

mines over 200bhp and i cane mine everywhere! and dont seem to have to many problems (touches a large lump of wood ) tho gotta say when i 1st brought the car all i got was problems!

 

well its basicly just had a top end rebuild so full motor will be coming out ONCE again to get bottem end rebuild and see how that goes, gives me a chance to tried wiring up i supose lol

 

i wanna sell it so i hate plowing more money in to it !!! lol

 

best to rebuild your bottom end first, i had a similer problem with a car before. it had a reciept for a rebuild & had only been run in but started to smoke, new turbo, fine for 6 months then smoking again, another (new)
turbo, 3 months, smoking again, another turbo,,,,,,,
2 months, smoking again........................

in the end i was ready to burn the car, so i left it up the drive for a while
& when in a better frame of mind i stripped the engine, the reciept was
for a complete rebuild, low comp pistons, shells, rings etc.....
(the work was done by Turbo Power Services in Leicster)
when i got it all apart, the pistons were standard with about 2mm skimmed
off the top, all the shells were odd (ie; genuine shell in rod,pattern shell in cap) standard size & had the bronze effect were they had done over 100k.
done over or what
Trading standards said we had a bombproof case, but Turbo Power Services had ceased trading

i think it must have had so much crank pressure & lack of oil pressure
that's what was causing the turbo's to blow.

anyway in the end i got a low miles engine (under 50k) and for peace of mind rebuilt it myself, never had a turbo problem with it since.

 

yeah im confident that its lack of oil presser thats fecked mine up to, and bottem end giving in to has perswaded me more that it is, gunna have to fork more money out it really depresses me ! lol

 

i had the same problem mate every day something would go wrong so i took it off the road put it to one side for six month so i could save up then replaced every part just about harvey gibbs done all the work for the last four years havent had a single problem expensive but well worth it

 

but when they go they go well!!

keep your patience mate - it will pay off eventually!

 

I've had loads of problems with mine as well, but once you have fixed it and take it out for a drive it always puts a smile on my face I WILL make it reliable at some stage

 

Lets face it....it could be worse.......you could have a renault 5 gt turbo the most unreliable turbo car ever made