Blown Turbo?

[Ridg]

many thanks ridge.  sounds like you did the same thing

on mine the bit which sticks out and rest against the clip had worn down the the clip didn't hold it in properly, so replaced the hose.


i bought a trolley jack from argos about £30 that came with a 2 tonne jack, axle stands and chocks

all you do is jack it up as normal, and then place the stands next to the jack, slowly lower the jack and the stand takes its place, do the same on the other side.

you'll need 2 axle stands which look like a camera tripod.

this raises the car enough for you to crawl under and have a good look.

it all depends on how confident you are if you've got basic diy skills then getting it jacked and the sump splash cover off is straight forward, that will then allow you to inspect the inter cooler from underneath. 

taking the bumper off is literally 6 screws and 6 bolts, but again details on your confidence.

[immortalkhalsa]

ridge - your an absolute star.  i will give this a go then and see what happens. i gues there is still hope that my turbo isnt blown.  maybe i will take some pics or vid clips and post them up for you guys to give me your opinions.

did your car have the same symptoms when your clips came off? loss of revs, white smoke etc etc?

[Ridg]

did your car have the same symptoms when your clips came off? loss of revs, white smoke etc etc?

the symptom i had was basically no power over 2000 and then it would be very noisy and produce white smoke, the white smoke apparently is caused from the wrong air fuel mixture.

in yours you'll probably have 'power' till about 1500 due to a different turbo which whilst its enough to limp home, you don't want to run the risk of having something sucked up in the inter cooler / turbo etc

i will give this a go then and see what happens.

good man, if you can fix it yourself do it, that way if it happens again you can fix it and it saves you a few quid!

[immortalkhalsa]

so is the decision by everyone unanamous.....the turbo shouldnt be blown?  any other thoughts out there?

[Rhyso]

i think Richandhazel & Ridge are right; your car wouldn't have been very drivable if your turbo had blown as it would have caused severe internal damage.

smart money is on a blown pipe 

[immortalkhalsa]

Ryso, thanks for the re-assurance...i really hope you guys are right.  but to be fair i wouldnt know if my car is drivable or not as i stopped immediatly after the continuous gush of smoke and have not driven it since it happened on saturday. 

it starts up just fine, but still smokes up like crazy.  just wondering why the RAC man said he was 100% sure it was the turbo gone (he also said he use to be a VW technician)?.  he touched the insdie of the exhaust and said that the black oil was a sign that the turbo had gone too?

[immortalkhalsa]

any other opinions out there before i start the job?

[Ridg]

any other opinions out there before i start the job?

there is a chance the RAC man could be right, but i'd still go with the pipe.

plus checking the pipes yourself isn't going to cost anything, and you'll be able to confirm what the problem is which will have some £ as a garage will probably charge you to just look at it

[arnoldlog1]

so was it the pipe then? 

[immortalkhalsa]

thanks for all the input.  still havnt check it though as i work a 9-5 so have not had the opportunity to check. i am planning to look at it on sunday with some luck!