Claim's Cabbies Corner. Repo Revenge.

[Undercover Shitter]

Auctions near me (Wymondham in Norfolk, so fucking miles from Merseyside) get a steady stream of ex-fleet Insignias going through direct from Anglian Water, Connells estate agents and a few other places.

Tend to be pretty cheap at the moment (typically 2 to 3k for a 2015-17 one) and normally get bought by the local taxi firms. Might be one worth considering if you were thinking of getting one outright (even with the ball ache of collecting/getting it plated.)

[Warren t claim]

Turbo fucked.

How much will it cost to supply and fit a recon unit?

[Eddie Honda]

£100 for a cartridge spinny bit made by the Great bunch of lads.

Full assembly Garrett £600?

And fit? Dunno.

[Warren t claim]

Turbo is at the top and surprisingly easy to get to. Doing the job properly will mean dropping the sump and making sure the feed pipe is clean.

[bub2006]

Lost all boost or smoking? Any eml on?
I'd guess it won't be cheap either way but I'd also be wanting to investigate the feed pipe as you mentioned as well as an oil change on the engine for peace of mind

[Warren t claim]

Whining like a bitch and the bearing is noisy.

[DodgeRover]

Turbo is at the top and surprisingly easy to get to. Doing the job properly will mean dropping the sump and making sure the feed pipe is clean.

What's whoever you are renting it from said about it? Have they got anything else plated you can have?

You could just pull the feed pipe off whilst running and see if there's a good flow of oil

[Warren t claim]

Turbo is at the top and surprisingly easy to get to. Doing the job properly will mean dropping the sump and making sure the feed pipe is clean.

What's whoever you are renting it from said about it? Have they got anything else plated you can have?

No reply from him so far. I can imagine him fucking the car off and leaving me out of a job. I'd like to be able to offer him an alternative.

[bub2006]

Whining and bearing I'd have said will be same thing. Turbo bearing failure and in that case an oil change and feed pipe would be a good idea too.

[panhard65]

I wouldn't bother with a cheap Chinese turbo as it won't last long. Also always replace the feed pipe, clean the drain and intercooler. To do the job properly drop the sump as well and clean the oil strainer. Not cheap and without looking up exact parts prices I would expect around a grand with the VAT. It is probably worth doing as long as it doesn't start running away on it's oil and causing more damage.