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
livers
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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?
davek0974
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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
Optimus Prime
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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 ?
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 ?
rustyrhinos
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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?!
If the turbo went, doubt it would sound like it was running on 3 cylinders?!
