Hi,

I have had a ST TDCi 05 plate with 86k on the clock. Since i bought it i have had a few issues and had them all sorted as i love the car but i now have a new problem which i havent had checked out yet as i am worried its my Turbo.

I have been losing power from the engine and the engine management light has come on. Now i am at the the point were now i have very minimul power. The car drives like a low powered deisal with no added smoke out the exhaust. I opened the engine and theres speckles of oil everywhere?

Anybody could help give me the heads up as i have been ripped off in the past so would wanna go in with an idea of potential issues.

Thanks

 

Check for split boost hose as they do have oil residue through them. Where is the oil splattered?

 

Thanks for the reply? Its on the right hand side of the engine. Were will i find the boost hose?

 

Bit late now but sounds like the pipe from your EGR valve has came adrift and is sucking in air.

 

The oil could be from the breather - the breather coats the inside of the boost hoses and the intercooler with oil (where it condenses) if a boost hose splits, this oil can spray out

It is "normal" for the inside of the boost hoses and the inside of the intercooler to be coated in oil, exessive amounts could mean ring, bore or valve guide/ seal wear, or turbo seal failure, but the "normal" anount iof oil from the breather can build up over time

A split boost hose or EGR (inlet/ intake side) should blow out air (it should be pressurised by the compressor) not suck air in on a turbo car (NA engines would draw air in from the EGR)