The engine on my Laguna DCI diesel estate has just blown in the most
spectacular manner: a sudden loss of power, a strange whineing noise
and then BAM! - a huge plume of smoke that must have blinded the
drivers behind me and several hundreds yards later I come to a complete
halt...

I had no previous warning that anything was wrong but I think it safe
to assume the engine has gone to meet its maker - so to speak - and
that I'm now facing a huge bill for a replacement.

Can anyone offer me any advice on where to get a decent reconditioned
unit and have it fitted? I'm based in the Dorchester/Poole area.

The (rest of) the car is in great overall condition and I've generally
been pleased with it, but this is my first diesel - so I'm feeling a
bit out of my depth.

The engine is the 1870cc DCI (2002) model - are these expensive to
replace (like most other Renault parts)?

Any help would be gratefully received...

Nige

"Nige" <nigel (AT) room (DOT) freeserve.co.uk> wrote

Bad news...

As you are aware, there are various incarnations of the 1.9 DCi, depending
on year , the higher power variety's having a larger turbo, so you need to
be specific as to which motor you have.

It would be worth contacting Renault, as if you have a complete service
history they may contribute abit of cash to the replacement.

Tim..

In article <pPmdnXEFFZZz5EjYnZ2dnUVZ8tSdnZ2d (AT) bt (DOT) com>, Tim.. says...
lucky, the engine is actually OK.


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Conor

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.........

"Nige" <nigel (AT) room (DOT) freeserve.co.uk> wrote

Laguna DCI diesel estate has just blown in the most
Could it not also be the case that something untoward caused some issue
within the engine, or there's at least some unresolved fault elsewhere? I'd
not fancy putting a new engine in the same car. Lagunas are awfully
problematic, that's why they're dirt cheap to buy after a year of ownership,
one of the worst cars in that sense that I've ever seen.

I'd contact Renault first, who are likely not to help too much, but may give
you some assistance if you've got FSH, otherwise...

"Conor" <conor.turton (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
Does indeed sound like a turbo shaft failure. Hope the intake side has
stayed put and not been sucked through the engine in bits and it could well
be a cheap (relatively) fix.

"Nige" <nigel (AT) room (DOT) freeserve.co.uk> wrote

Have you been in touch with Charles Trent in Poole?

Steve


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On 16 Feb, 04:38, Nige <n... (AT) room (DOT) freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
My wife's car is the same age and type,and has had a similar problem.
It was out of warranty, turbo blew, continued to run on it's own oil
and blew the whole engine. garage is saying £6800 for new engine. ie
it is a right off. Is this common? What are the options?? Serviced
from new and not due for service.

Likewise any advice would be appreciated.

Andy W

On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:32:35 +0100, <watters (AT) redbuild (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

Try somebody other than the main dealer.
http://www.fer.co.uk/content/find.asp
not reconditioned-engines.co.uk.