I think its dead Rac man he think it dead too. went to pick mrs dave up from work as i was parking car made funny noise sounded like belt breaking up and flapping around, so called RAC as i had no tools to remove cover and check cam belt aux belt was ok.
rac man came we check cam belt and it was ok ( i thought it would be it as its 4 years old and i was going to sort it this month but spent the money on rabbit vets bills)
so started car up noise was there and engine made a few judders but then it seemed to clear RAC man said he will have a fag and then follow me home see if it came back, i said ok but i'll just drive down and up road a little first, i did that no boost and loads of blue smoke, switched off engine, he said probably turbo gone as it was whining too (but it always has i think) so tomorrow i will try and check for play.
There was a saab up the scrappy with same 1.9 16v engine a few months back but that may be gone, if i cant find a good used one What are my options? inc upgrades
thanks
rac man came we check cam belt and it was ok ( i thought it would be it as its 4 years old and i was going to sort it this month but spent the money on rabbit vets bills)
so started car up noise was there and engine made a few judders but then it seemed to clear RAC man said he will have a fag and then follow me home see if it came back, i said ok but i'll just drive down and up road a little first, i did that no boost and loads of blue smoke, switched off engine, he said probably turbo gone as it was whining too (but it always has i think) so tomorrow i will try and check for play.
There was a saab up the scrappy with same 1.9 16v engine a few months back but that may be gone, if i cant find a good used one What are my options? inc upgrades
thanks