2004 Vectra Turbo + Intercooler Blown

[shiznit]

Car has done 103k miles, new clutch and flywheel 4 months ago, new alternator 1 year ago. Recently passed MOT after 2 new sub frame mounts fitted. Garage quoted £1,080 fitted, or part ex against W (2000) Astra 1.6 petrol 71k miles with £400 to pay. Is a case of not much more can go wrong on Vectra and better the devil you know, or just call it a day and get rid for the Astar

Thanks

[TWR]

Keep the Vectra, you know the car, bye the Astra, you may start paying out again.

[shiznit]

Thanks TWR, that's what I was thinking, I'm useless when it comes to cars so thanks for the advice

[Hymie]

Neither – the Vectra is beyond economic repair (you can buy an 04 Vectra for less than £1,080) – and you can buy a W reg Astra for £400. Check out typical prices on Autotrader.

Ask the garage how much they will give you for the Vectra (as is) if anything, and walk away.

Look to spend at least £2,000 on a replacement vehicle – do your homework and pick a make & model that has a few years life remaining.

But if you must choose either the Vectra or the Astra, then pick the Vectra; you will have spent the purchase price getting it back on the road.

[Hymie]

If you do get the Vectra back on the road, after driving the vehicle at speed (say on a motorway) and then pulling into a service station, idle the vehicle for a few minutes to allow the turbo/intercooler to cool.
Apparently switching off the vehicle hot results in carbonation of the lubricating oil in the turbo/intercooler, leading to its premature failure.

[Toureman]

Nothing to do with carbonation, why you should pause before switching off is because when the engine is switched off the turbo could still be spinning very fast, give it time to slow down because no oil is been fed into the turbo when you shut down the engine, this will cause turbo bearings failure.

[Toureman]

Nothing to do with carbonation!

The reason for letting the engine tick over before switching your engine off is because the turbo could still be running very fast this means your turbo is not getting any lubrication as the engine is not pumping it to the turbo.

The turbo bearings will be running dry!