*SERIOUS PROBLEM*

[BenJeffrey]

Well, hopefully the title brought you here!

Have you just been to a friends house a couple of miles up the road, as I was coming home I pulled up to a junction, set off.. As I got into 2nd and just as the turbo kicked in I heard a huge pop, I wasn't driving it hard before or at the current time. I pulled over thinking that one of the boost pipes had come off but it was drivable.

Huge black clouds plummeted from the back end for miles back, making it hard to see anything at all behind. Then the oil light started flashing (The oil was fine prior to this as I checked it on yesterday morning) As I drove it the half a mile home, its was very sluggish and lumpy all the way back, but no smoke from the front end only through the exhaust.

Does anybody care to share any ideas? The car is just short of 90k miles and its a 1.9 TDi

[Degudodger]

Could be the turbo pipe has popped off.

[Carpy25]

burning your oil hence black smoke and now low  oil could be turbo oil seal ?


don't drive any further


Rob

[Degudodger]

Having read the post again i retract my comment as i completely skipped over the oil warning light

[BenJeffrey]

burning your oil hence black smoke and now low  oil could be turbo oil seal ?


don't drive any further


Rob

Thanks Rob.

After a little research, all the symptoms do fit. Garage is 500yds away so going to get it there tomorrow.

Cheers 

[Itsagthing]

Turbo seals, and pipe? Could be more than one thing. Investigate properly dude.

[Carpy25]

burning your oil hence black smoke and now low  oil could be turbo oil seal ?


don't drive any further


Rob

Thanks Rob.

After a little research, all the symptoms do fit. Garage is 500yds away so going to get it there tomorrow.

Cheers 

put some oil in before you drive any where or you may cause engine damage better to get the garage to come and tow you

Rob

[mortygttdi]

Your turbo has just gone south, mine did the same big black plums of smoke, oil all over the back of the car. If it was just a boast pipe then the oil light wouldn't have come on...I've had the boast pipe split and it just goes into limp mode with black smoke when trying to go on boast.

[Trev.]

I agree, new turbo needed, when you get a garage to fit a new one remind them and make sure that they clean out the intercooler etc! bits of sh*te will be everywhere

[gizm0]

yeah this happened on my mates sirocco a few weeks ago, turbo was shot :( hope you get it sorted buddy

[brogdog]

Your turbo has just gone south, mine did the same big black plums of smoke, oil all over the back of the car. If it was just a boast pipe then the oil light wouldn't have come on...I've had the boast pipe split and it just goes into limp mode with black smoke when trying to go on boast.

What's your turbos sting about? Making big whoosh noises :)

[PDT]

Don't start it up, it could run on its own oil, over-rev and bend a Conrod. Have seen this happen a LOT of times.