do i have a dead turbo?

well, i was going to the airport today at 5am just got onto the m6 a my td4 started making a tinnie blade noise which i know as a turbo blade noise i pulled off the motorway and as i stopped in the sewrvices there was lot of smoke came out of the engine,, oil smell, with a misfire as if on 3 cylinders it sounded as if the engine was going to rev but i switched it off. i checked the oil level which was spot on before i left home now was on the min could this be a knackered turbo ???????? help

If there are no other obvious oil leaks, then I would guess your diagnosis is good and sounds like you caught it just in time.

when it was unloaded at home there was a dinner plate size patch of oil under the car

kevy said:

when it was unloaded at home there was a dinner plate size patch of oil under the car

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Before you jump to any conclusions, had the wife and kids been sitting outside waiting for you with Kebab and chips?

kevy said:

when it was unloaded at home there was a dinner plate size patch of oil under the car

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Where a bouts, what was above the oil???

That could complicate it a bit, was the oil light on??

It could be oil loss causing the turbo to run dry, oil could be spraying onto fanimold and causing the smell etc???

Dave

was the dipstick still in place or had it been forced up out of its tube ?

thinking crankcase breather filter blocked, pressurising the crankcase, forcing dipstick up, oil out, loss of pressure and so on...

is the oil all over the front of the engine ?

well, tried to start car and it sounds hydrauliced after the previous problems anybody want to buy it for spares or repair

£100 for it ??

guess being a td4 its a gaylander,its bad enough trying to sell a runner let alone a ****ed un

Take the pipes off the turbo, take a peek inside and feel for excesive play.

If the turbo went, doubt it would sound like it was running on 3 cylinders?!