Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2002 23:04:04 +0100 From: MBeest <MBeestnopsamathome16.freeserve.co.uk> Subject: Re: Turbo Boost Problem
I had that and asked the garage to fix it when it was in for a service... They charge me £2.00 for a spring clip which was little more than 1cm long. £2.00 ($3.00) doesn't sound like much but considering the part was a simple spring clip which the local hardware shop wouldn't sell in packs of less than 10, and they cost about half that amount then I'd check a hardware shop out. Any spring clip which will fit should do the job... Hope that helps a bit... M. "R. Frist" wrote: > A month ago I suddenly lost all turbo boost in my 1998 9000 CSE. Upon > inspection when the engine cooled I found that the rod from the control > diaphram had come off the waste gate lever. It looked like it was once > held in place by a cotter pin but if there was a hole in the lever it is > no filled in with the rusted remains of cotter pin. Because of the > location there seems to be no way of driving or drilling out the pin > without removing the turbo unit. > > I jury rigged a fix with part of a brass ring with springy points that was > designed to hold snaps on fabric or leather. That lasted about 700 > miles. Of course when it came off I was 150 miles from home in the hills > of Western Maryland. It was embarassing to have to climb hills at 55 mph > in thrid gear with a CSE. > > I am on my thrid homemade clip now and I have become proficient assembling > the things entirely by feel while lying over the engine. > > Has anybody else come up with a better fix? I really don't want to remove > the turbo unit just to insert a cotter pin. > > ----for want of a nail.
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