Driving home from work today and then a bang and a load of black smoke with a total loss of power. Pulled over smoke stops but no power (drives but no go) and a funny noise from the engine. Search on here and hope it's just the turbo pipe blown off. Parked outside my fathers garage ready to be looked at tomorrow. Not had much luck with it this year, DMF ruined, bushes and now this

Edited 1 June, 201016 yr by gadlys

Oh dear, not much luck eh. If it sounded like the exhaust fell off then it will be a boost or i/c pipe fallen of. At least it's an easy fix. Good old dad eh.

I had a similar problem last week. Bang, total loss of power and a loud whirring, unfortunately mine was the turbo!!!! :S Give me an excuse to put a PD150 garrett in it though.

Yeah thats what it sounded like so hopefully easy fix, yeah thanks dad :clap:

I had a similar problem last week. Bang, total loss of power and a loud whirring, unfortunately mine was the turbo!!!! :S Give me an excuse to put a PD150 garrett in it though.

Expensive mate :'( , gonna be best part of a £1k then. Hybrid it and you'll be up to nearly 200bhp then .

I had a similar problem last week. Bang, total loss of power and a loud whirring, unfortunately mine was the turbo!!!! :S Give me an excuse to put a PD150 garrett in it though.

does the bigger turbo mean more power?

did you need to also to change the intercooler and turbo pipes?

[Luckily good news and it was just the pipe had come off, where can I get oe and what price am i looking at?

I think only Skoda dealers do this pipe, no idea of the price though.

[Luckily good news and it was just the pipe had come off

Good news mate. This is normally the case when those symtoms occur At least it was no major damage.

New pipe is about £70, and make sure you get new seals and clips for it.

Skoda dealer told my father that I must be constantly hammering the car for the pipe to come off

does the bigger turbo mean more power?

did you need to also to change the intercooler and turbo pipes?

I just went for a standard pd150 turbo. It will mean a little bit more power but i just got it cos it wasn't much more expensive than a PD130 turbo. Turbo pipes etc will fit straight on but a part needs to be rotated so it will fit the fabia. Easy fit though. Shouldn't need a fmic but i will wait and see. I'm planning on a forge fmic anyway, but i'll wait till i build up funds cos the turbo went unexpectedly.

my octavia 1.9 tdi has done same with pipe, have ordered on through vag approx £50 .My engine management light came on will this mean i have done any further damage to car with driving it to dealer

I think the new standard pipe is £90 or you can get an uprated one from samco(merlin motor sport)with uprated alloy ends for £110 which should be arriving this week