Hi There,

 

I had to get the AA out yesterday to replace my alternator, (which was fun).  The aa man noticed that there was a bit of oil leaking out of the turbo.

 

I hadn't noticed this recently so must be new, he said it could be signs that the turbo is on the way out.

 

Basically I just want to know what turbo to get and what to expect to pay.  I only really want a standard unit.

 

My car is an 06 if that makes any difference and it has done 94000 miles, doesn't smoke much really and there isn't any oil on the back of the car.  Think it is a BLT engine.

 

 

 

Although I am just wondering if this could be the result of an oil overfill as I did top up recently and just went slightly over the recommended level.

 

Will try and post a picture as well.  I have cleaned off the oil and will see if it still leaks over the weekend.

 

 

Looks like dirty oil built up in the egr valve. There's a small hole under the round part that would allow it to escape. Try cleaning the egr out.

 

Hooray for clueless AA men, that's your EGR valve as Ollie says, your turbo's fine.

The mind really boggles if an AA man said that your turbo was screwed from looking at that!!

Nice one guys thank you for setting me straight!  As i am a bit of a numpty is there a guide somewhere to clean out the EGR valve?

I would unbolt it and then just spray it with engine degreaser/brake cleaner and then refit or replace it with an EGR delete but you will need to get your engine warning light mapped out.
you have 3 allen key bolts, 2 at top and one underneath on both parts

Ok nice one.  Will It cause a fault light if I remove it and put it back again?

Edited 31 October, 201411 yr by DougS

Ok nice one.  Will It cause a fault light if I remove it and put it back again?

 

No I don't think it will

Great - thank you all for your help.

Or you could use the excuse of 'I think it going knackered' to drop in a nice new shiny Hybrid turbo ... *ignoring that you stated you want a stock one*

There is a guide to removing the EGR 'pinned' to the top of the Fabia 1 section.

Hope that helps.

JRJG

aha - sorry In my blind excitement I missed the guide.  Will have a look at that.

 

We'll I wouldn't mind a hybrid turbo but if I don't need to replace it just at the moment then it's money I can spend elsewhere.

Best thing I found to get the grime off by hand is some degreasing spray and those soapy Brillo pads. It's a dirty job and best done outside with the fumes from the degreaser. Good luck!

Thanks. Is there any danger of me causing serious damage to my car? I'm mildly competent if I take it steady.

You won't do any damage so long as you don't rush things like you say. Read the guide, get all the right tools together and enjoy. Some people also take the inlet manifold off to clean that at the same time as it will have the same gunk build up on the internal surfaces... but it is a bit more involving and harder to clean due to the smaller bore dimensions coming off each cylinder. People usually leave it soaking over night in a bath of cleaning solution to soften the deposits before trying to scrape them off and I've seen that some people just burn the deposits off using petrol and a blow torch which seems to be quite effective! But it's up to you and how confident you feel. 

 

Just doing the EGR will yeild an improvement as it's likely to be gunked up, I need to get round to doing mine at some point as it looked fairly grubby when I had a look in from the side.

Thanks. Am going to do it in a bit. Are there any gaskets that need replacing when I do this or is it OK to take off and put it straight back on.

O-rings either side of the egr valve itself (items 2, 4) and a gasket where the exhaust gas entry pipe joins (item 6). Diagram and part numbers here : http://www.partscats.info/skoda/en/?i=cat_vag_models&brand=sk&number=42&set=49&ein=2006&f=453&hauptgr=1234567890&hg=1&grf=013125253&bf=13145&hgug=131&ug=31&parent_id=125210

 

You may well be able to reuse all of these though, unless there is obvious damage.

Mmmm not happening as I can't get the pipe off underneath. Is there any way to clean it in situ? I've spent some time with the right Allen key but just cannot get at the bolts underneath.

You can use Mr muscle oven cleaner, I used a screwdriver to scrape out a buildup of carbon it was very oily and i scraped out loads, you'll need also to open a metal valve shine a torch in, mine was very mucky, I done it 3 years ago and I still get a little oil that runs from the small hole but I just give it a wipe.

Thanks. I managed to scrape out a fair bit of gunk. Valve seems to be moving freely and idle seems quieter unless I am imagining it. Would still like to clean it out properly. Are there any clever Allen key tools which will help me get the angle?

You probably could do with a 1/4-inch ratchet drive with various extensions, adaptor and hex bits of the appropriate sizes. This sort of thing:

 

Thanks. I've got various ratchet sets but the problem was that the body of the ratchet didn't allow me to get the key on the bolt without a pipe below it getting in the way.

Yeah its extremly tight but it is doable, think i unbolted bottom bit first then pushed pipwork out the way but it did involve lots of swearing

Thanks. I managed to scrape out a fair bit of gunk. Valve seems to be moving freely and idle seems quieter unless I am imagining it. Would still like to clean it out properly. Are there any clever Allen key tools which will help me get the angle?

Patience is needed, just keep trying.

Took me ages to do with having fairly big hands