Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 08:19:18 +0100 From: "John Hudson" <mypcnospam.com> Subject: Re: Yikes! Puff o' smoke...
"Paul Halliday" <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:1143655982.319129.185250nospam2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > I was "thinking about it", since mine whistles. It whistles, rather > than whines ... and I have heard a kippered turbo. It sounded like a > helicopter! There _is_ a place in Birstall that does turbochargers, > which I think Aeromotive use for their special turbos. Ask them about > it :) Otherwise, I wouldn't expect to pay more than 350 UKP for a new > (reconditioned) turbo unit. > The simple solution is to continue using plenty of revs in the gears of his 20 year old car and the problem will disappear - in a puff of smoke.