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xtrail problems

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  • 19-02-2010 12:30am
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    Ashill5
    Registered Users Posts: 192 ✭✭


    The wife just arrived home from work . Xtrail '05 lost power on the way home then drove away fine and just as she was nearing the house brakes started failing and car started to take off on it's own. She just got into drive way and the engine started reving couldn't turn off with the key. I just put car into gear and stalled it. thought it would go in fire , there was so much smoke coming out of it!:confused:any ideas of what's gone wrong?:confused:Sorry but i don't know much about mechanics, help would be appreciated


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    Absurdum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,445 ✭✭✭Absurdum


    Not good news, sounds like turbo failure

    http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/nissan/x-trail-2001/?section=bad

    http://www.nissanforums.com/x-trail/136814-yet-another-x-trail-turbo-failure.html


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    Ashill5
    Registered Users Posts: 192 ✭✭Ashill5


    Thanks Absurdum,
    Well it was a lovely car to drive before this. So lets hope it won't cost too much to sort it !!!!!!!!!!:o


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    746watts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 193 ✭✭746watts


    lucky you acted quickly to stall it. The seals went on your turbo and the oil supply to lubricate your turbo shaft became a source of fuel via failed seals. If you didn't stall it the engine would have continued to run until all the oil was consumed and then BANG goes your engine.
    Sounds like a new turbo and i guess €500 plus labour.

    Read up on your manual...... all manufacturers have a chapter that decribes good practice for cooling down the turbo before switching off the engine. eg. "After a period of hard driving allow the engine to idle for 5 minutes before switching off".
    People who don't do this results in a very hot turbo not getting cooled (from 600C to 85C) and the turbo seals get fried in the process over time. ie The 600C heat from the red hot turbo vanes migrates to the turbo shaft and if there's no oil flowing to cool the shaft it quickly gets red hot and your seals suffer.
    Hopefully your repairs won't be savage expensive and it will be back motoring soon.


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    Ban Ki Moon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 319 ✭✭Ban Ki Moon


    petrol xtrail?

    not seen this in a diesel


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    [Deleted User]
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    Ban Ki Moon wrote: »
    petrol xtrail?

    not seen this in a diesel

    A petrol engine won't run on it's engine oil when the ignition is off. When the ignition is off it won't run full stop.


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    Drummerboy08
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    Ban Ki Moon wrote: »
    petrol xtrail?

    not seen this in a diesel

    The 2.0 petrol engine is non-turbo.


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