Thanks for ur reply. The shaft seems to be with little play but that has happened to me before back 7-8 years ago on j70 2.4 diesel where it was smoking similarly but with no play in shaft but on swapping turbo solved the problem. The expansion tank level didn’t go out for like 2-3 hours of me...
I am glad that I made someone smile. But as I am trying to help myself due to affordability issue as I can’t afford a garage repair or new car, There are no smiles for me as the people want the car gone ASAP.
Thanks for your input though!!
well today I managed to use the garage at workplace and took off the turbo. My looks of it at the shaft and turbines it looks ok bu a mechanica there still pointed towards turbo coz of the smoke. Now I have another prob in addition. After I let it idle for like 20 minutes I saw the antifreeze...
Yes, I will try to have a look at it. DID you replace your turbo with brand new or with an old one from scrappers. Is it ok to buy one off ebay Chinese one? Says 2 years warranty. Thanks
Hello Guys, New to this forum and hope to find help and share my experiences. Bought a Micra diesel 82 bhp with suspected fault (That's my guess) of blown turbo. I have also check signs for head gasket failure like under the oil filler cap, mix of oil in antifree container etc, All seemed to be...