Turbo rebuild! - I think i broke a piston ring, what now? :-(

[Britt Crowell]

Ok, I did a compression check, first one ever in my life!

1 - 130
2 - 130
3 - 130
4 -127
5 - 125

So all looks good! I've going with I need to rebuild the turbo.
So where do I get parts and whats it going to cost me?
Also who has a good Turbo RnR FAQ?

Britt

Britt Crowell
Crowell Consulting Inc.
970-484-4995

----- Original Message -----
From: "Britt Crowell" <britt at fortcollins.com>
To: "Nate Stuart" <newt at newtsplace.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: Turbo rebuild? - I think i broke a piston ring, what now? :-(


> I'll clarify some things. I know that the computer was a MAC10/11 in the
> car. When I fixed the burned wiring harness I couldn't get it to start and
> found that I had a bad driver in the computer for the fuel pump. I snagged
> the computer out of my 88. I know for sure its not a MC-2 engine. Not sure
> what chip was in the other one. It came with my 88 that I still haven't
> replaced the slave cyl in yet. It also had the 1.7Bar spring in it. I got
> the 88 from Brad in Parker. (two turbos no limits! :-p )
>
> Ok the smoke! Its a lot of smoke! I mean a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!! You don't want
> to be standing around this thing when its running, I'm sure my friend that
> helped me get it on the trailer has cancer from it now. Sat night the cop
> that gave us a ride to my friends house said he had no clue where I was,
he
> just followed the smoke trail. I mean it was really huge!!!!!!!!! I can
take
> a picture of it idling if it would help.
>
> It seems to crank just fine, and run well. The short distance I drove it
sat
> night in to a parking lot I noticed no problems. Or yesterday driving it
on
> to the trailer, such as total lack of power.
>
> I'll go pull the plugs . Ok plugs pulled, they looked ok you can see a pic
> here
> http://www.ecrowell.com/2003/2003-03-31_audi/
> and there is a pic of how much it smokes idling at about 2k rpm
> I'm really hoping a turbo RnR is going to be all I need.
>
> Let me know guys, This is such a great list and great help!
>
>
> Britt Crowell
> Crowell Consulting Inc.
> 970-484-4995
>
> >
> >
> > Britt Crowell wrote:
> >
> > >This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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> > >[ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > >So my 1989 200 TQ started seriously smoking in Denver last night so I
> retrived today and got it home on the trailer.
> > >I assume that I have borken a piston ring(s). Its smoking very bad!!!!
> and its definately oil.
> > >So for you grus out there, how should I attack this? I'm thinking easy
> way is to get the intake and exaust manfolds off, head, oil pan and fix
the
> broken ring with out pulling the whole engine.
> > >Or should I pull the whole engine and completely go though it?
> > >The car has about 185K miles on it.
> > >If i pull the engine should I do the clutch while im at it?
> > >How much money and time am I looking at here?
> > >Best place to get parts?
> > >I'm some sure will bring up othere questions that I'm not aware of.
> > >And also what could have really caused this? The engine does have the
> MAC10 and I'm running a 1.9Bar chip. I do drive it hard and I hit the fuel
> cut off last night too. I dont know why sometimes it does it and other
times
> it dosen't. I really think its the MAC10 because the other car that box
was
> in would do it to some times.
> > >Only had the car for about a year, and when I got it I had to fix the
> melter wireing harness from the rad. fan.
> > >???? a little help please ????
> > >
> > >Britt
> > >