Hoping to get some good info from you guys but dont really know much about the PD130 engines and if 90k would be classed as 'high mileage'

 

The car I was hoping to go get next weekend sold (was 75k miles on clock).. just wondering if much can go wrong with 90k... turbo?

 

I am going to make sure the turbo doesnt limp or anything along those lines, do HPI check... what else should I look for as I dont really know the common faults?

 

Thanks in advance

Mine's on 133k+ and 300bhp+ - Still going well.

 

90k is not high mileage for a diesel at all.

I have seen a octavia tdi taxi with 300k on the clock, just with high mileage + it has some stickers like (nurburgring) on it.. so young guy used to own it so it could be kicked **** out of... just want to know what I should be looking/listening for from the turbo... do many problems go wrong with these?

 

I had an old MK4 GT TDI on 155k and had a running issue when I had the new turbo fitted by a mechanic... the previous turbo would go into limp mode so maybe thats a sign of a failing turbo?

At that sort of mileage a 1.9 is barely run in.

 

These engines are generally reckoned to be the most bullet proof that VAG have ever produced.

 

To give you some idea, have a look at the following thread, and note which model / engine occupy most of the top places

 

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/75371-the-high-mileage-club/page-20

limp mode doesn't mean failing turbo.  More often than not it means it needs a good cleaning.  They do get gunked up and then "jam" so the actuator doesn't move and they go into limp mode.

 

They can be removed, stripped apart, cleaned and rebuilt in half a day by a fairly competent mechanic.

90k doesn't mean the engine is finished or anything near it but it will be needing maintenance and things like bearings and suspension might need looked at.

limp mode doesn't mean failing turbo.  More often than not it means it needs a good cleaning.  They do get gunked up and then "jam" so the actuator doesn't move and they go into limp mode.

 

They can be removed, stripped apart, cleaned and rebuilt in half a day by a fairly competent mechanic.

 

I was told that the turbo cannot come apart and that once the seals go thats it.. you need a new turbo. Is that lies?

 

 

At that sort of mileage a 1.9 is barely run in.

 

These engines are generally reckoned to be the most bullet proof that VAG have ever produced.

 

To give you some idea, have a look at the following thread, and note which model / engine occupy most of the top places

 

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/75371-the-high-mileage-club/page-20

 

Thanks

Just echoing, others really. 90k isn't really high mileage to be honest. And like devonutopia says, limp mode won't mean a failing turbo necessarily, and often a good clean sorts it out.

Thanks for reply guys, will be leaving a deposit soon!

174,000 and all good in the hood here

2 guys at work with pd100s just had turbos done on their cars (there are only 3 of us with this engine, but only seven in the office). Passat with 80k on the clock had a turbo, the 3 months later a cam. Fabia north of 140k had a new turbo as well. Just waiting to see what goes on mine...

Lots of stock turbos seem to need work doing or replacing after 120k

There is a Fabia with a 1.9PD (not 130) that his 1million KM this year and still going strong. 

 

Of course some of the ancillaries will need attention over the coming years, but nothing engine wise that'd cost a fortune to get going again. 

As has been said, 90K is nothing for a deisel these days (modern lubes) and especially this particular engine.  Only things to consider is that it has been serviced regularly and what type of driving has it been involved in (motorways better than town, long trips better than short).  Yes, the turbo will wear and there have been reports of early failures, but considering the number of turbo's in service, I don't think there's an endemic problem with the design (and sometimes failure is because the turbo runs outside of its designed operating limits - for example a blocked oil supply hose causing the turbo to run with little-to-no oil!).  I am not aware of any burst failures of these turbo's, but that is also a possibility - we used to see compressors fly off of the spindles and trash the casings at Cummins and we also sometimes had turbines split it two.  My PD engine is at 108K and still pulls like a train and returns 60+mpg when driven kindly....

as said, 90k on a PD130 is barely run in usualy stuff, service history , cam belts and water pumps, then all will be well ):

TDi's are pretty much the best, most bomb-proof engine ever made IMO. 121K miles here and sweet as a nut :sun:

My pd100 running 175bhp roughly, runs great

And I see it lasting me many many more miles.

The engine block is bombproof providing it's been drinking the  right PD oil, just the rest of the car has some smaller issues.