Turbo Died And Took Engine With It!

[Guest smithgt]

My R reg 1.9TDI Ghia has started it ascent to Galaxy Heaven.

 

Last week when the Misses was driving a large black cloud appeared behind the car. She had to get the AA man to tow her home and drop the vehicel at the local garage.

 

Its seems that the Turbo died and sucked all the oil out of the engine and has also damaged the bottom end.

 

It looks like its going to cost

[Guest Andyjflet]

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[HJT]

Is the engine definately dead? I wouldn't put it past a garage to say you need a whole new engine when you just need a new turbo. Did the engine seize or did your wife stop the car as soon as the smoke appeared? I would seek a second and third opinion before buying a replacement.

 

Howard

[seatkid]

My R reg 1.9TDI Ghia has started it ascent to Galaxy Heaven.

 

Last week when the Misses was driving a large black cloud appeared behind the car. She had to get the AA man to tow her home and drop the vehicel at the local garage.

 

Its seems that the Turbo died and sucked all the oil out of the engine and has also damaged the bottom end.

Black cloud? Sudden Turbo failure usually a white cloud with a loud bang

 

Sucked all the oil out? I think not, did she continue driving for another 50 miles?

 

Get a 2nd opinion, sounds as if it might not be what you've been told.

 

Anyway, small independents will rebuild an engine for a reasonable price. Bottom end (which I doubt) can be rebuilt without removing the engine. As can changing the turbo.

 

 

BTW What mileage? FSH?

[Guest smithgt]

The engine starts up and will drive at low revs, but after that it doesn't sound good.

 

The local garage are usually quite friendly and would not want to rip me off. They have actually given me the details of their trade supplier so they would not actually make any money from me.

 

 

It had completed about 112k miles and has a full service history.

 

I'll see if I can get another quote - though im not sure how easy it will be to get the car to another location.

[charles]

if it's running it is not dead.

[HJT]

Knackered bottom end will usually still knock even at tickover. The fact that it sounds bad at higher revs could still be the dead turbo as this doesn't spin up until the revs build up. I would definately get it checked by a reputable expert.

 

Howard

[Guest nimrod]

When the turbo on my van self destructed it still ran! I managed to limp home on reduced power and with the oil light on permenantly :P I poured a whole 5 ltrs in and the oil light still stayed on! once the turbo was replace it ran ok :angry: although I was very suprised that more damage to the engine didnt occur!

[HJT]

Coo, Kaboom. Bet that went with a bang :angry:

 

Howard

[Guest nimrod]

No bang but plenty of smoke under full throttle! but not a wiff of it on tick over! I ran it like that for 6 days before the oil light came on then I got it into the garage at the earliest appointment I could get!

the turbo had siezed and if you look closely you can see the vanes on the impellor are either missing or bent :angry: it had also blown the rear seal out and bent the main turbo houseing away from the back plate! it was sent back to VW for them to investigate such a catastrophic failure :P the garage said its the first time they had seen one fail in such a manner!

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[Guest RS_pete]

This is spooky!

Same thing happened to my wife last week, 1.9 TDI R reg Sharan, except she described a white cloud.

She had the fire brigade called out but they said it was probably steam (it wasn't)

I checked the oil level and nothing was showing on the dipstick must have put about 2 litres of oil in to get it to show.

Exhaust very oily so I guess I know where the oil went.

Engine would not restart. Checked the fault codes with my VAG Com and it showed that the quantity adjuster in the fuel pump was playing up.

I have yet to carry out a compression check but today got the QA working and managed to start the engine.

Lots of white oily smelling smoke, well more grey than white but definately not black.

In theory if the quantity adjuster in the fuel pump goes out it could cause overheating but the ecu should shut the engine down before anything happens. Hopefully.

So I had it running stopped it and restarted when the engine seemed to pick up speed on its own, this was a bit erratic but gradual.

Turned the engine off but it kept running!

Start to worry.

Pull off inlet pipe and block with palm of hand that stopped it!

Anyway it appears that it is quite haoppy to run on old sump oil as it is off the dipstick again!!

So I think that either the seal on the inlet side of the turbo is gone and it drawing the oil through there or I have some as yet to be diagnosed major engine catastrophe.

Either way it will no doubt be pricey.

Any ideas?

Also has anyone got any idea what make and spec turbo is fitted, also any good turbo repair/ reconditioners preferably near Norwich.

Cheers

Pete