Some good news (kinda)

[Wazzzer]

Stripped the Golf down last night and the oil feed pipe to the turbo is fine so no need to change it now.

I think I may have found the problem though while trying to wind out the three bolts holding the turbo to the manifold. One was completely stuck and I was having flashbacks of it snapping etc. Out came the WD40 which helped a little bit but not much. Once I got the bolt out this is what I found



So she's out of action until I get another bolt and check the thread on the turbo. I also found what looks like a water leak on the water banjo so it was a worthwhile job

[xionsolaris]

Im suprised with that thread how that bolt could be screwed in all the way what is the thread like on the manifold were the bolt came from

[Wazzzer]

Not sure yet mate, I'll be up there again tomorrow with my tap to clean it up

I've got a feeling something was in there while I was screwing it down...

[Rhyso]

I bet you could remove the turbo blind folded now 

[Wazzzer]

Unfortunately, yes.

Took me three hours to get it to the stage of being able to remove it bar the downpipe nuts lol

[Wazzzer]

Spent an hour or so on it today, tapped out all of the threads for the turbo bolts and got a bit of swarf out of the offending hole, looks like I was right and something was in there; probably something from work while I was getting the studs out. I also ran a die down all the threads on the bolts so everything screws in easily now. Manifold and nuts are also back on but not tight, will sort that next time I go up there and get it all running again

[xionsolaris]

I hope its tight enough last thing u need is loosing exhasut gas pressure

[jockgti]

so 3 hours to remove turbo? about the same at a decent garage you reckon?

[Wazzzer]

should only take that long mate yes. The manifold is the biggest PITA as some of the manifold nuts are hidden

I hope its tight enough last thing u need is loosing exhasut gas pressure

Yeah I tried the bolts in the threads and they fit lovely now, no wobble on them at all.

[Wayne]

Hope it is the end of your troubles