31-07-2017, 08:23 PM
I bought a 2009 Berlingo Multispace XTR 1.6HDi last year on 38k miles. It hadn't missed any services and as far as I can tell it had been well maintained (I am far from an expert). I had 15k problem free miles but then in May, it suffered the dreaded turbo failure (after the warranty from the dealer had expired).
The garage fitted a recon turbo having followed the instructions from Citroen that are in the second post from the link below and the car has been kept topped up with the correct oil. The garage warned me in advance that none of their suppliers were able to offer a guarantee on a new/recon turbo due to the known issues with this engine. We agreed that in future, I would get the oil changed every 6k miles rather than Citroen's suggested 10k/12k in the hope that this would prevent future problems.
https://www.berlingoforum.com/thread-1149.html
Things seemed to be going OK for nearly 6k miles, however, yesterday, the new turbo went.
If we replace the turbo again, it is going to cost a lot of money and will presumably just go again in another few thousand miles. The other options the garage have mentioned is taking the whole engine out and looking to clean absolutely everything or replacing the whole engine but they were clearly advising against these options as they would take a long time, would cost a fortune and if they miss one part, there is no guarantee that the next turbo won't still go given that we don't know which part(s) is actually the cause of the problem. The car has only done 59k miles so it seems crazy to give up on it completely but so far it seems that all of the options are a) expensive and b) cannot remove the risk of the turbo going anyway.
I have read up as much as I can on the issue but sadly, most of the sources I can find are based on avoiding the problem happening in the first place, I've struggled to find anything that offers a reliable solution once the problem has already happened.
Is anyone able to offer any advice on how to proceed from here? I am based near Milton Keynes if anyone knows of a specialist in the area who might have more success in preventing the next turbo going. Is there any way of solving the problem from here without spending more than the car is worth? Is getting it fixed just going to be throwing good money after bad? Obviously nobody would buy it with a dead turbo and trying to sell it straight after putting in a new turbo would seem dishonest.
I feel like I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place and any advice would be greatly appreciated.
The garage fitted a recon turbo having followed the instructions from Citroen that are in the second post from the link below and the car has been kept topped up with the correct oil. The garage warned me in advance that none of their suppliers were able to offer a guarantee on a new/recon turbo due to the known issues with this engine. We agreed that in future, I would get the oil changed every 6k miles rather than Citroen's suggested 10k/12k in the hope that this would prevent future problems.
https://www.berlingoforum.com/thread-1149.html
Things seemed to be going OK for nearly 6k miles, however, yesterday, the new turbo went.
If we replace the turbo again, it is going to cost a lot of money and will presumably just go again in another few thousand miles. The other options the garage have mentioned is taking the whole engine out and looking to clean absolutely everything or replacing the whole engine but they were clearly advising against these options as they would take a long time, would cost a fortune and if they miss one part, there is no guarantee that the next turbo won't still go given that we don't know which part(s) is actually the cause of the problem. The car has only done 59k miles so it seems crazy to give up on it completely but so far it seems that all of the options are a) expensive and b) cannot remove the risk of the turbo going anyway.
I have read up as much as I can on the issue but sadly, most of the sources I can find are based on avoiding the problem happening in the first place, I've struggled to find anything that offers a reliable solution once the problem has already happened.
Is anyone able to offer any advice on how to proceed from here? I am based near Milton Keynes if anyone knows of a specialist in the area who might have more success in preventing the next turbo going. Is there any way of solving the problem from here without spending more than the car is worth? Is getting it fixed just going to be throwing good money after bad? Obviously nobody would buy it with a dead turbo and trying to sell it straight after putting in a new turbo would seem dishonest.
I feel like I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place and any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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