Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Bungle on January 03, 2025, 07:48:55 pm
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My van has an oil leak and it's losing coolant. Dropped off at the garage hoping to be told it was the head gasket. Got a phone call to tell me it's an oil leak from the turbo and the water pump has gone. Cost = £1700
Happy fecking New Year everyone.
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£1700 for a new turbo and water pump???
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Sounds a good price
Relay gearbox @ 5yo 2500
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Sounds steep doesn't it. £250 for a turbo, £100 for pump and cam belt. Say 8 hours at £75 an hour comes to £1070.
I might phone around.
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Sounds steep doesn't it. £250 for a turbo, £100 for pump and cam belt. Say 8 hours at £75 an hour comes to £1070.
I might phone around.
That’s quite cheap most average turbos are £1500-2000 , Audi bi turbo costs 8 k plus vat and fitting and the Porsche is around 16k plus fitting 😉
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How old is the van and what make and mileage?
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Sounds steep doesn't it. £250 for a turbo, £100 for pump and cam belt. Say 8 hours at £75 an hour comes to £1070.
I might phone around.
That’s quite cheap most average turbos are £1500-2000 , Audi bi turbo costs 8 k plus vat and fitting and the Porsche is around 16k plus fitting 😉
😂 the Porsche 😂
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How old is the van and what make and mileage?
2016 Dispatch 140k+
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My van has an oil leak and it's losing coolant. Dropped off at the garage hoping to be told it was the head gasket. Got a phone call to tell me it's an oil leak from the turbo and the water pump has gone. Cost = £1700
Happy fecking New Year everyone.
Nightmare mate, which garage quoted you that?
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My van has an oil leak and it's losing coolant. Dropped off at the garage hoping to be told it was the head gasket. Got a phone call to tell me it's an oil leak from the turbo and the water pump has gone. Cost = £1700
Happy fecking New Year everyone.
Nightmare mate, which garage quoted you that?
I'll text you. Not seen you around for ages. Thought you'd retired 😜
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My van has an oil leak and it's losing coolant. Dropped off at the garage hoping to be told it was the head gasket. Got a phone call to tell me it's an oil leak from the turbo and the water pump has gone. Cost = £1700
Happy fecking New Year everyone.
Nightmare mate, which garage quoted you that?
I'll text you. Not seen you around for ages. Thought you'd retired 😜
You drove past me in St John's about 2 weeks ago , get your eyes tested ;D
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My van has an oil leak and it's losing coolant. Dropped off at the garage hoping to be told it was the head gasket. Got a phone call to tell me it's an oil leak from the turbo and the water pump has gone. Cost = £1700
Happy fecking New Year everyone.
Nightmare mate, which garage quoted you that?
I'll text you. Not seen you around for ages. Thought you'd retired 😜
You drove past me in St John's about 2 weeks ago , get your eyes tested ;D
I was on my way to spec savers 😀
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Sounds steep doesn't it. £250 for a turbo, £100 for pump and cam belt. Say 8 hours at £75 an hour comes to £1070.
I might phone around.
That’s quite cheap most average turbos are £1500-2000 , Audi bi turbo costs 8 k plus vat and fitting and the Porsche is around 16k plus fitting 😉
I hope my turbo doesn’t go then🤑🤑
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My van has an oil leak and it's losing coolant. Dropped off at the garage hoping to be told it was the head gasket. Got a phone call to tell me it's an oil leak from the turbo and the water pump has gone. Cost = £1700
Happy fecking New Year everyone.
I've had worst starts to a new year.....🤣
8 years ago my oil pump went and seized my engine on my first day back in January
I decided there and then I wouldn't mess about buying old vans anymore and leased a brand new one. It was on my drive within 3 weeks.
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Is it 1.6 or 2.0 dispatch?
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For what my advice is worth
Find out how much the van is worth
Before starting repairs
My combo blew its gearbox and injectors and driveshaft cost 3k a week before Xmas
it was worth 1500 when I sold it six months later after another 2k on repairs
Would have made more sense to have left it at the side of the road
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If it is due a cambelt change that will be a sizeable chunk of the bill anyway.
I have a 2006 dispatch with 150k, no major issues so far (It has had 2 new timing belts, changed every 9 years)
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Is it 1.6 or 2.0 dispatch?
It's a 2.0. I had a 1.6 before, it had no pulling power. It had a cam belt when the water pump went a few years ago. Never mind, I won't have to worry about getting that fixed in the future.
It's only money.
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Nightmare situation mate. :-\
These things are such a stress and really messed up work :'(
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Had a couple of major breakdowns, its gutting, ring your local garage yeh we can do it a weeks time, then a few days doing the repair. I rented a van last time but I always feel much more secure having another vehicle to turn to. Even if its an old car to throw barrels and a backpack in if you have space you can leave it uninsured and sorned. I had an old car but had to get rid of it as no space to leave it off road.
I got another van a month ago but as yet havent parted with my old one, i keep thinking if this blows up im stuffed. If i do get rid of it i will likely get something else as a back up.
Not always more economicla buying a new one though, they can go wrong also and when they do they are usually much more expensive to repair than an old one...plus the depreciation etc. Better with a couple of 3k vans than a 30k one imo.