alloy wheel
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:30 pm
by blueboi2
hi all i'm looking to buy a spare alloy wheel for my 1.5 dci i want a nervastella alloy anyone know where i can pick one up at a reasnoble price please just had this car a month and loving it 1st renault i've owned i'm having a oil usage problem and smoking a bit i would appreciate any help anyone could give me as to what could be causing it.it just had a new turbo charger fitted just before i bought it.
Re: alloy wheel
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:00 pm
by AlexB
Forget the wheel and sort out the smoke. The turbo failed because of bad oil and long service intervals. There might be still plenty of dirt in the engine. I guess, the crankcase ventilation system may be blocked, causing the excessive pressure and oil leak through the turbo seals. Consider cleaning it, always use MB229.5 oil (e.g. Mobil 1 0w40) and OEM filters. The smoke can be also caused by the intercooler not cleaned after the turbo failure, or some residual oil in the catalytic converter. So, think cleaning, oil and 1y/9k oil drain intervals. Keep fingers crossed that they've put in a new and not a refurbished turbo.