Hi - Skoda Superb Mark 1 on 09 plate, BSS engine 2.0 TDI 140 bhp, 51,000 miles.

 

I had a new turbo fitted at the beginning of this month by a specialist VAG garage - replacement turbos and re-mapping is their bread and butter.  We agreed that rather than a reconditioned replacement I would have a brand new Garrett turbo, seemed like a 'no brainer' as it was only £100 more expensive than a reconditioned unit.  After fitting the car was taken out for a road test but things were not right and so a second replacement Garret turbo was fitted.  All seemed well until I noticed a couple of drips of thick black oil from the tail pipe.  The car was returned to the garage and the whole exhaust was stripped and found to be coated with a thin film of oil.  The theory was that when the first replacement turbo had failed then it had coated the exhaust with oil.  The exhaust was then washed out with proprietary cleaner and re-assembled.  The garage took the car out for a 20 mile test drive. then left it standing over the weekend and then took it out again on the Monday for another 15 mile test drive and the problem was deemed to have been solved.  I have just completed a couple of 20 mile trips over the holiday period and oil is again dripping from the tailpipe (about 2 drips per night).  I cannot fault the response from the garage and they have an excellent reputation.  I am now asking myself if this might be a bad bad batch of turbos from Garrett.   Has any other member of Briskoda had a similar experience?

 

Thanks for reading.

 

 

Sorry forgot to mention, there is no sign of smoke from the exhaust.