Not heard of this problem, luckily its a warranty issue....buyers of three year warranty cars take note.

Do you allow your turbo to warm up and cool down before and after heavy use?

Also what sort of oil change intervals have been followed by the dealer, is the oil the dealer uses up to spec?

Not as any of these questions matter unless warranty is argued for some reason, just interested.

Hi Gordon, I always let the car idle for a couple of minutes before driving off when cold but I live in an urban area a few miles from the motorway or roads with a speed limit of over 40MPH so I just switch off the engine straight away when I get home. Owners manual says nothing about letting turbo warm up and cool down. Oil is changed every 12500 miles and they use fully sinthetic Shell Helix.

''I always let the car idle for a couple of minutes before driving off when cold but I live in an urban area a few miles from the motorway or roads with a speed limit of over 40MPH so I just switch off the engine straight away when I get home.''

Sounds like good practical use, and far better than most who have not a clue would treat their cars, i'm thinking of those who pull into the motorway services and switch straight off....good oil too, so no abuse or neglect issues to account for the failure.

Update us as to how the dealer performs won't you, when people started buying Kias and Hyundais in high numbers there were many who ridiculed the warranty as being the only thing going for the cars which i don't believe having been underneath Ceeds, so many of us are interested how the warranty and dealer attitude pans out as mileage tops up.

We had a Rio 1.5 CRDi from new, just under four years old and 40,000 miles the intercooler blew - very similar symptoms to what you've described. Our car wasn't abused and I'd be surprised if we're the only ones this has happened to - looking forward to your update.

The Rio, by the way, was a 2008 car with a three-year warranty so we can't comment on the dealer behaviour.

Idling to cool turbos is totally and utterly pointless on modern diesels.

First off, turbos on diesels don't run anywhere near hot enough.

Secondly, turbos on modern turbo diesels are cooled by both oil and water.

Thirdly, if the turbo is hot, a small electric pump continues to circulate coolant round the turbo after the engine is off.

Turbo failure is unusual on the Kia/Hyundai engine, just bad luck.

The 1.5CRDI is not the same engine as the 1.6CRDI. ONly similarity is they both run on diesel and are fitted to KIA and Hyundai cars. The 1.5 is a Far Eastern engine, the 1.6 is brand new German engine designed a few years ago to replace the 2.0CRDI which was an Italian VM Motori engine originally fitted to the c'eed and i30.

Blimey AP, when you come back with an update you don't muck about do you, many thanks keeping us in the picture..

Thank goodness you've kept the servicing correct, could have been some seriously expensive economy measures if you'd missed one.

No mention of 'betterment' or anything, full warranty job from them?..if so well done Kia...the fact its gone wrong doesn't concern me in the least just one of those things, its how a company sorts the problem out if it goes wrong that really matters.

Thank you very much for updating us - much appreciated. Very glad that Kia and the dealer have honoured the warranty and not tried to quibble, as some makers do.

The Ceed has onlt been out for 5 years or som, ans sold mainly to private buyers- so yours is probably one of the higher mileages among Ceeds. Too early to say whether there is a weakness with this engine - but in general I suspect that modern diesel engines aren't going to be as long-lasting as the older designs like the VAG 1.9 and the Peugeot / Citroen XUD and HDI - and of course the good old Perkins Prima, which rattled on forever while the Maestro or Montego body turned to rust round it.

I bought the car when it was 20 months old (57 plate) with 10500 miles on the clock and one owner. There was 59000 miles on the clock when the breakdown happened. There`s probably plenty with far lower mileage than mine and they could be problems ready to happen or it may have just been my bad luck! I`m not a fan of modern commonrail turbo diesel engines either. You can`t beat the Mercedes 2.5L 5cyl Diesel Auto fitted to the 190D. That was an engine! Plenty still about with over 500K on the clock.

as i had had a delay in getting my 3rd service 2 years ago they've said they cannot accept liability.

That's standard industry practice. The warranty is a two-way street. There is an obligation on the operator as well as the manufacturer.