75 1.8T: Blue Smoke - Has my Turbo Gone?
 

Over the past couple of days the car has started to generate blue smoke particularly upon startup/first 5 mins or so.

Had a bit of read and the seals on the turbo seems to be a common fault. Just wondering whether that's whats up with mine?

Took a pic of the turbo and there appears to be slight oil staining on it plus around the pipe which I've tightened just a fraction in the vain hope thats whats causing the problem. Any tests I can do? Only curious thing is that it doesnt seem to do it half as bad afte car is warmed up. It is using oil though.

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take the output air pipe to the inlet manifold off and check for oil in it if there is first sign of turbo failure


andy

OK will have a look and report back :-)

If it has gone how easy are thy to swap - all looks very tight for space :-(

if its just a small puff on start up could be vavle stem oil seals

I'm afraid its got a lot worse now and smokes virtually all the time - got really bad I'm afraid so if anyone knows a good place to get a turbo and knows of a howto that would be great.

Thanks Dan - just bought it so will take some pics when I fit it :-)

Turbo off and its had it :-(

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Having difficulty getting the new gaskets - are they reuseable with being metal? (need the car going again today)

Woah, that has properly gone!
If you have to re-use the gaskets, clean them up with some wet and dry. :)

I am in the process of changing my turbo, weather permitting, did you remove the alternator to get at it or could you work around it?.
Steve.