Hello
I need to buy a replacement turbo-charger for my HONDA ACCORD (model: EX I-DTEC, 2199 cc, Diesel, Year: 2008)
Do any of you have any advice on where to buy one?
My local garage is quoting "£1000 to £1300" for a "reconditioned" one, which would come with a good guarantee. However given that the car has done over 100,000 miles and is 10 years old it's probably not worth spending that sort of money on the car. Particularly, given that the sensor for the DPF has gone and would cost over £410 +labour to replace the sensor.
So I was thinking of risking it and trying to source a "second hand" turbo off a crashed car with low mileage.
Any thoughts?
J
PS
Overall I am extremely disappointed with my Honda Accord. I orginally bought the Honda because, although they are [let's be honest] fractionally dull cars, I was told by a friend that Hondas are "extremely reliable" and that during the latter half of their life spans you can get extremely cheap motoring from them.
I do like my Accord. Yes, it's physically larger (longer, wider & heavier) than I need, but it handles well and is extremely comfortable on long journeys. MPG is reasonable too. And I particularly like the cruise control which helps steer the car, even though when it's off the steering IS quite heavy.
But now it's suddnely becoming extremely expensive to maintain. And my local mechanic is advising me to sell it ASAP.
PPS
Fwiw, the same friend says that in the last 12 or so, years Honda Accords have become much less reliable than before and he has now abandon the make. He now raves about the Peugot 406. Evidently the later Peugots are terrible, but the 406 and ONLY the 406 was extremely reliable. If you believe him.
PPPS
For anyone who has read my previous threads about the turbo, the turbo is now running vastly better. So clearly Revive or Mechanic-in-a-bottle or SOMETHING I did must have worked at least in part. However it does still rattle/whine/sing at 2200RPM when at full torque and the mechanic told me that the spindle is somewhat loose. So although I am glad to have got the thing the 500 miles drive back to home, clearly the turbo does nonetheless need replacing.
I need to buy a replacement turbo-charger for my HONDA ACCORD (model: EX I-DTEC, 2199 cc, Diesel, Year: 2008)
Do any of you have any advice on where to buy one?
My local garage is quoting "£1000 to £1300" for a "reconditioned" one, which would come with a good guarantee. However given that the car has done over 100,000 miles and is 10 years old it's probably not worth spending that sort of money on the car. Particularly, given that the sensor for the DPF has gone and would cost over £410 +labour to replace the sensor.
So I was thinking of risking it and trying to source a "second hand" turbo off a crashed car with low mileage.
Any thoughts?
J
PS
Overall I am extremely disappointed with my Honda Accord. I orginally bought the Honda because, although they are [let's be honest] fractionally dull cars, I was told by a friend that Hondas are "extremely reliable" and that during the latter half of their life spans you can get extremely cheap motoring from them.
I do like my Accord. Yes, it's physically larger (longer, wider & heavier) than I need, but it handles well and is extremely comfortable on long journeys. MPG is reasonable too. And I particularly like the cruise control which helps steer the car, even though when it's off the steering IS quite heavy.
But now it's suddnely becoming extremely expensive to maintain. And my local mechanic is advising me to sell it ASAP.
PPS
Fwiw, the same friend says that in the last 12 or so, years Honda Accords have become much less reliable than before and he has now abandon the make. He now raves about the Peugot 406. Evidently the later Peugots are terrible, but the 406 and ONLY the 406 was extremely reliable. If you believe him.
PPPS
For anyone who has read my previous threads about the turbo, the turbo is now running vastly better. So clearly Revive or Mechanic-in-a-bottle or SOMETHING I did must have worked at least in part. However it does still rattle/whine/sing at 2200RPM when at full torque and the mechanic told me that the spindle is somewhat loose. So although I am glad to have got the thing the 500 miles drive back to home, clearly the turbo does nonetheless need replacing.