No boost, loads & I mean LOADS of white smoke out the zorst & tailgate covered in oil - turbo oil seal?
It is an Allard VT2 with about 5 thousand miles on it
It is an Allard VT2 with about 5 thousand miles on it
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Turbo is surely history...it could be that way for a dozen different reasons besides just a blown oil seal... What was the story before the fail? Were you driving hard?
Anyway you should just stop (if you haven't already) driving the car or you risk causing some major damage to other components...
After you take off/fix the turbo, be sure to clean properly all the pipes and IC, and intake manifold and EGR.
Good luck!
Anyway you should just stop (if you haven't already) driving the car or you risk causing some major damage to other components...
After you take off/fix the turbo, be sure to clean properly all the pipes and IC, and intake manifold and EGR.
Good luck!
My old PD turbo 'blew'... turned out a small stone or similar had somehow got into the engine and had ground down the turbine, eventually loosening it from it's housing and causing the oil leak. The amount of oil & smoke coming out of the back was immense... I then replaced it with the VT2.
Have you got the car back to Allards? If so, what did they say?
T
Have you got the car back to Allards? If so, what did they say?
T
No not driving hard (winding A road full of sunday holiday traffic in Devon!)
No noise before or after the smoke.
I had noticed that the turbo was not making that fluttery sound when you lift off at full boost a while ago but as it was running fine didn't seem to be anything to worry about.
No noise before or after the smoke.
I had noticed that the turbo was not making that fluttery sound when you lift off at full boost a while ago but as it was running fine didn't seem to be anything to worry about.
Yes, Mike took his Audi up there on Friday who mentioned it to Alan & he rang me yesterday to tell me it was being repaired & should know tommorrow when it will be back.
Not looking like it, they are talking £295 for the turbo repair & they want the car for 2 days to fit the turbo! (took me an hour to remove) but I still don't know what caused it to fail or when my car will be back on the road & they've had the turbo for over 2 weeks - not best pleased.
Tough luck! 
For the quoted repair price you could get around here a revisioned original turbo plus a spare used one... But the important thing I guess is to have it fixed and get the car going again asap.
Good luck this time!
For the quoted repair price you could get around here a revisioned original turbo plus a spare used one... But the important thing I guess is to have it fixed and get the car going again asap.
Good luck this time!
Mark That's not good ![[:@]](/forums/styles/seatcupra/oldforumsmileys/furious.gif "Furious [:@]")
I hope you get it sorted and Allards do a better price as 6000 miles for a turbo is not on!
I'll pm you anyway.
I hope you get it sorted and Allards do a better price as 6000 miles for a turbo is not on!
I'll pm you anyway.
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