Turbo?

[justme]

Hi all,

Have a 1999 1.9 tdi Zetec Auto. Was driving earlier and noticed a high pitched whine from the engine and a loss of power then the whine went away, just gone out to investigate further and when I start the Gal there is a big cloud of smoke and on a short drive on accelaration exessive smoke is coming out of the exhaust and the whine again... take it it's the turbo?

If so can I drive it home tomorrow, about 60 miles? and what sort of money am I looking at?

Thanks

[gio]

Ok, sounds like its a turbo problem,and really you should not be driving it a further 60 miles.

 

If things start to break up in the turbo they could damage the engine too,and as it is burning oil,you never know if it could burn enough oil to leave your engine short of the stuff.

 

 

I would open the bonnet and look around the turbo for signs of damage or leaking oil, if nothing visable would risk starting it up for a short time and looking around to see if a intercooler pipe is damaged or/and confirming the noise is coming from the turbo...

 

 

good luck

[justme]

Thanks gio,

Had another look at it. No oil in the engine bay or coming from the exhaust, started up fine then went for a drive, the whine was there up to about 30mph but little smoke. still seems under powered, phoned a mate who owns a garage and he mentioned MAF senser.

any further ideas anyone... just hoping it's not the turbo!!

[sanjsanj]

problems with the MAF shouldn't make a whine...

[justme]

Decided to phone RAC this morning... Yep, it's the turbo, he took me home on recovery truck. Anyone got a turbo for sale?