Got a 307 2002 HDi 110 5 - door,

only prob is the turbo is not working you can hear it when the you rev the engine
and shout the engine off quick can hear it spinning down, there no pressure from the big intercooler pipe from the top as a local guy told me you can feel the intercooler pipe build pressure and mine has none, could this be the wastgate has stuck open? am lost

was told to check the intercooler top pipe
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My car (in December) will be four years old and I have just booked it in for its second variable service, although the onboard 'computer' says about another 100 days but I don't want it going into the garage in the cold December months.
However the main dealers have quoted me a grand £360 for the service and should I want/need the cambelt replaced (every four years/40k miles, Iwas told) then that would be another £500 on top!
I have decided to eschew the latter, as I have only done 22k miles and intend to get rid of the car early next year as soon as the new MK6 can be ordered.
Either way, no doubt they'll adjust the p/ex price based on what they have to do to market my car.

I hope that the new range of engines, including my preferred 1.4 TSI engine, have used better quality components, this time, for both the cambelt and its tensioner.
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I have been looking through this forum on a regular basis ever since my Mazda diesel estate 2002 went in to have its turbo changed. I have had nothing but problems over the last year and the last straw resulted last week when my car started making a loud knocking sound. I pulled over as soon as I noticed the noise. A recovery man first on the scene said that I had no oil in the engine and suspected that it was a broken Cam shaft (difficult to believe as I lost nothing in performance, had no oil warning light and had had a full service in January and more recently in the last week had had the cam belt renewed, however to my annoyance nothing else - despite the fact that I believed they were going to service it at the same time!). The car was recovered to a local garage who have repaired my car numerous times over the last 2 years. The current state of play after many investigations and phonecalls to diesel specialists, and a local mazda dealer ( who seemed totally uninterested) by the garage is that they suspect that the fuel injectors, one or more are shot, although they told me they still cannot be sure. The garage's advice is to try and find some used injectors from a breakers yard as new ones will cost 428.66 each to replace + Labour and they cannot guarantee that the injectors are the route of the problem and it could still be something else - back to square one!!

I am at my wits end! Having spent over two grand on the car over two years, I feel like sending the car for scrap, cutting my losses and running but I feel someone out there might have experience of this and may be able to offer me some advice and a possible way forward. (I like others have noticed Screwloose seems particularly knowledgeable about Mazda diesel problems). In the meantime I am going to contact my local mazda dealer and any other local mazda specialists to see if they can shed some light on this problem.

I would value any contributions to this problem

Many Thanks
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Having recently got my first company car, I've given my Astra Estate to my wife. It is a year 2001 1.7 diesel model, with a high 176k miles. I had been using it for a daily 75 mile motorway commute for six years.

Unfortunately, two weeks ago, the car spun at a roundabout, hit the kerb, then demolished a metal gate and fence. No one was injured.

The car was recovered to our house. To me the damage looked fixable.

Last Friday, the insurance company declared it a 'Cat C' write off.

We asked for it back, and it was delivered back on Tuesday this week.

So far, I've fitted a new radiator and headlight (which has been aligned), and a new bumper bar (the metal bar which fits behind the bumper). I've secured the original plastic bumper in place, but have a new painted one on order. I've also replaced three tyres.

Outstanding issues are to fit the new bumper, get the tracking checked, get a new MOT, and get a Vehicle identity check. (The car only has third party insurance until it passes an MOT). It also had a minor scratch in one of the doors, which my wife will get fixed with a 'Dentmaster' type company.

Total costs, including the MOT and VIC, but excluding the door scratch look to be £480.
It is now in use again, 3 days after being delivered back. I will probably have spent about 2 days sorting it out, most of which has been chasing around for parts, not working on the car.

The insurance company valued it at £1600, and after subtracting the £350 excess and £320 'salvage value', we expect to receive £970.

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Hi

We have an 04 1.6 Life (petrol).

Over the last 6 weeks, it hwas occasionally refused to start, but shows an error light on the dash (yellow engine symbol flashes).

It has been to our local independent garage as well as two Vauxhall main dealers and they can find nothing wrong. There was a lambda error on the ECU, but this should not stop it starting.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Cheers

Adam

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