[Vwdiesel] Anniversaries

[Lee Hillsgrove, Sr.]

Thanks for the heads-up on the possible engine damage, etc. after turbo
failure - I'm fully aware. Got lucky on this one as the bushing on the
turbine side failed and only dumped oil into the exhaust.
Car still ran fine, but was obviously low on power and was laying down a
smoke screen. She pulled over and shut it off when it happened, dad came to
get her, filled it with oil, and had her drive straight home.
The slop on the shaft allowed the compressor to hit the scroll, but there
were no pieces missing, just chowdered up both parts some.
I will definitely pull the piping andes for  intercooler out to verify no
debris or pooled oil, but it should be good to go with a replacement turbo.

Apologies for hijacking your thread, Shalyn.

Lee

On Nov 18, 2016 11:01 AM, "the libbybapa" <libbybapa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Lee, take care regarding the failed turbo.  Very often that sends a large
> amount of oil into the engine intake, hydrolocking it and bending
> connecting rods.  Make sure to clean any turbo pieces and oil out of the
> intercooler to prevent damage/hydrolock on the next startup.
>
> On Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 8:25 AM, Lee Hillsgrove, Sr. <
> lee.hillsgrove at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On a related note, I picked up a 2000 Golf TDI in Kenosha WI around the
>> end
>> of August from a friend, the original owner. He had been daily driving it
>> until hid daughter got her license, then she took over. It came off the
>> road in April of this year because the original VNT15 turbo failed, at
>> 409,000 miles.
>>
>> I've been picking away at sourcing parts, and have pretty much all I need
>> now. Found a used VNT15 with around 140k on it but what took the longest
>> was locating a hatch and left front fender in Satin Silver, from what I
>> can
>> tell a one year only color for the A4 Golfs. Ended up having to drive to
>> two different junkyards in RI from here in NH to get them.
>>
>> Can't wait to get it all back together and see how far I can find the
>> odometer up. Will need a set of tires and a windshield then a shake down
>> to
>> see what else once it is on the road. Won't be surprised if I need to
>> empty
>> out the cat after having all that oil pass through it.
>>
>> Lee
>>
>>
>>
>> On Nov 18, 2016 9:24 AM, "Shalyn Shourds" <tippedcows.spiltmilk at gmail.com
>> >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>>
>> > I expect that next week, my 00 Jetta will make 400,000 miles.
>> >
>> > I'm doing a little work on it as an anniversary gift (and so I don't get
>> > stranded somewhere.)  Glow plug harness, p/s pump, valve cover, etc.
>> One
>> > thing I've thought about is a little paint.  Due to a couple incidents,
>> the
>> > front of the car, particularly the hood, has been painted twice and is
>> now
>> > clear coat free.  I don't know whether it's low quality paint,
>> > incompatibility with previous paint, or just the fact that factory paint
>> is
>> > simply better (the trunk lid is fine with original paint).
>> >
>> > Could I just sand a little and paint/clear coat or do I have to go to
>> bare
>> > metal to get a decent job?
>> >
>> > Never worried what cars looked like before, just did barely enough to
>> get
>> > me where I was going.
>> >
>> > -Shalyn
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