Originally Posted by paceo
Originally Posted by BigMouthBillyBass
We've had a few smaller TDCi's 1.6's and 1.8's at work that have munched turbos due to split pipes. They start spluttering then after a few weeks it completely chews itself to bits.
I blew up a 1.6TDCi on the M1 and the big turbo pipe along the front of the engine (metal one) was split in half
My 2.0TDCi doesnt seem to suffer from the same problem, thank god
what split pipes should i look out for? the ones on the intercooler leading to the turbo?
On the 1.6 i blew up it went right along the front of the engine bay
It's the shiny one
(sorry, i'm an IT consultant)
fuck knows what it's meant to be called
A few have been replaced by Ford dealers as part of a service if they spot it, the others have just started spluttering then eventually blown up, requiring a new turbo