Well, there's your problem! (turbo damage)

Car has had a whiny turbo since I got it 7 years ago, and the usual sticky VNT vanes issues. Whining has gotten worse lately and the sticky vanes no longer seemed to respond to the oven cleaner trick, so I decided now's the time for a nice new CHRA core and a manual clean of the vanes.

A break in the weather has arrived, so after a morning of swearing under the car I got the manifold out and separated the turbo housing to be greeted with this:

Chewed exhaust turbine.

Mangled VNT vanes.

Pitted housing.

I was only expecting to replace the core 😂

I gave the catalytic converter a shake and no debris fell out, so I've no idea where the FOD has got to!