Turbo Failure?

[mchristyuk]

Another new thread about my 3200 tribulations

I've been chasing what feels like a lack of power and in the process of taking off all the air intake stuff today I noticed I have an oily film on the nearside part of the intake division. The offside is bone dry, however the nearside definitely has a black oily film all around it.

So...

1) Turbo kaput?
2) If Yes.. How much of a job is it to get at the pesky little blighter to swap it out?...

Cheers

Mark

 

[alfatwo]

There Japanese,there lots of people out the who recon iHi turbo's

Dave

 

[Almichie]

Could be an oil seal is passing, but this isn't necessarily causing the lack of power. When the turbo seal has failed you'll begin to see a white/blue smoke from the exhaust, typically.

My near side is showing the same oil film. I have yet to look at the pipe schematic but it could be as simple as a crankcase breather in the line...