thanks for telling me how to check them will check them properly now I know what im looking for when the frost melts off the old girl

pips look ok how do I tell if its de laminated sorry for sounding stupid

started and took for a run today and turbo whistles but no guts in engine not using any oil, turbo pipes got a little oil in them not loads ,cant find replacement turbo with my turbo id

no leaks started black smoking a lot, not got a lot of power takes awile for the revs to go past 3 thou if this helps sorry for not being to clear with my description cant see anything that looks different under bonet

on the way home last night and noticed dark smoke got a lot worse where do I start to look for problem and how do I fix it 300 tdi .just checked price of turbo just incase but all the turbos I find start with err mine says el12037w if it is my turbo can I fit a err or does it need to be a...