ive just taken the boost pipe off from between the turbo and metering head and there was oil in the pipe, does this mean the seal has gone? there was also a good 1-2 mm of up and down movement on the shaft.
does this mean its had it? its a hybrid T3/4 large housing turbo, is there anywhere that you could reccomend to get it rebuilt?
heres the pics of the turbo and oil in the pipe.

(thats not water in with the oil, just the reflection)





thanks