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 Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 10:45 am |
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sorry for thee late reply
the drive is immense, faptastic (-the fap, lol), it actually pulls better, fuel econemy is better, when driven sensibily, im currently getting around 54.6mpg around town (thats keeping it under 2000rpm), but if i drive normailly i get about 44-46 mpg, compared to my before avg of around 33mpg so it has been an improvement, as for power i can quite easily off a golf tdi, and bmw 120d.
as for the pita sensor, not herd a peep out of it since i fixed the bent pipe, there is still a ton of smoke, but that is caused by worn turbo seals, so i guess a new turbo is next big thing.
anyone know of any DV6's with good low milage turbo's and doser boxes going cheap.
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 10:53 am |
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so i guess a new turbo is next big thing.
anyone know of any DV6's with good low milage turbo's |
2nd hand turbo's are like gold dust for the DV6 
Service / exchange unit your looking £1.1k to £1.4K from Turbo Technics fitted with warranty & thats also doing the job correctly 
Turbo replacement is pretty involved to do the job correctly.
Most garages that havent got a clue just swop the turbo then wonder why the car comes back again with a 2nd failed turbo shortly afterwards 
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 11:02 am |
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Funny you should say that, I'm trying to sell mine with the dv6ted4 but I'm thing of stripping it instead...
Glad it still drives well 
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 11:15 am |
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@mrbsi
i can get a cheap china (but quility, yes i did use the 2 together) one for £300, and my mate who constently takes turbos apart (his scooby one for starters) can fit it. i know it wont last long but if it lasts at least 50k miles, then i should have enought to get a decent one.
@unstabletable
might be interested if its low miles, and not to buggered "by that i mean no play in shaft, oil seals ok etc" i only need the air doser as the mount on mine is buggered, the unit itself works fine.
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 12:33 pm |
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Well its about 10k miles old as I had a new one and intercooler about 8 months ago, cost me muchas dollars, but I'll keep you posted in the meantime, keep us posted about you're, let us know if smoke gets any better after a few more miles!
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 6:34 am |
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i will, im not expecting it to, as with the shot turbo seals, i think the only thing i can do is replace the unit or use thicker oil, which is not good for the rest of the turbo.
might have to look at the cheap chinese option till i can afford a better turbo.
as for the rest of the smoke i think some of it is due to the fact that now there is no dpf, there are hugh flat surface the soot can sit on at low preassure so when i boot it, the preasure difference cause it to get chucked out the back.
will get my friend to investigate when hes back from honeymoon, see if we can add a straight internal pipe to the cat, so i have the best of both.
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 10:23 am |
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could you not get a turbo off a focus, mini D etc as is the same lump?
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2012 2:13 pm |
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im looking at the options, as there are many cars that use the dv6, the problem lies in what they may have changed, if it is generically the same then there should be no reason why i cant.
beside the cars you listed, the fiesta, volvo, nissan, i think even toyota use the dv6, as it is quite an impressive (although troublesome) engine. when all the kinks are worked out, i should have a solid realiable (well as realiable as anything french) unit.
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 2:25 pm |
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It WILL be a good engine when they've solved the various issues, if it can be as reliable as the old TUD5 engines they used to have, we'll be onto a winner - until that day, keep changing your oil regularly, and the oil pickup if required - and check those oil supply pipes!
Quick question Ghosty - once running up to temperature, where does your oil temperature level sit now?
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 2:39 pm |
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Lol, when my mechanic gets back from honeymoon that's his next job a full oil service, plus pipe clean etc, as i checked the oil yesterday and it was black.
As for the temp it get hotter faster, but no real difference in readings on tthe gadges, ill check tomorrow while I'm working as that will heat it up
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 2:59 pm |
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Yea keep us posted Was it solid black or did it have a more translucent tone to it (Grey)?
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 3:08 pm |
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Solid black, well a viscous black, it looked like black paint. Which might account for some of the black smoke if its burning oil, although the digital reading seems to holding steady now at 3 full and 3 empty sectors, I checked the dipstick and this seems to tally with the half level mark
On a side note I'm now at 400 miles and the sensor is still fine, so maybe that problem is now fixed (crosses fingers, legs and toes) .
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 3:45 pm |
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Yea cross everything! Sounds due for a change. Put the fresh in it, then re-evaluate your smoke - no point taking the car apart if it could just be sneaking through somewhere!
Does your mechanic drop the sump off and look at the pickup?
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 3:47 pm |
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Not sure, Ill just let him get on with it, lol
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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:39 pm |
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sorry been having a few problems with my HTC Desire, got a samsung galaxy s3 now so should be able to take and post more pics, however
600miles and yep the anti-pollution fault is back.......
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