Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 15:38:18 +0000 From: Grunff <grunffnopsam.com> Subject: Re: troublesome turbo
derek huffadine wrote: > Okay Im a Saab learner. I got given a 900 t16 1987 from a mate and have > been working on it for its MOT. Thing is I replaced the buggered Turbo due > to james bond smoke screen on tickover, Put the recon one on and I couldnt > be sure If I havent got some vacuum hoses in the wrong place. Does anyone > have any idea where I can find a diagram that depicts the vacuum hoses and > where they go, cause no one seems to know. The Haynes has a reasonable set of diagrams, the Bentley has a better set. But I don't get it - how many could you possibly have needed to disconnect to get to the turbo? There's only one that connects directly to the turbo (well, to the waste gate actuator). > and worringly theres a new puff of smoke when the accelerator is released > when the turbo is spinning fast. Please dont tell me I ve knackered my > recon turbo! This is classic turbo seal failure. When you say recon, do you mean it was rebuilt, or was removed from a car, given a wipe down and called 'reconditioned'? -- Grunff