Skem55

I'll start with hi guys! Well bought a 99 reg turbo 2000 this afternoon, preformed really well on test drives n driving back home, went to the petrol station this evening to fill her up. Got approximately 5 miles up the road n well I think the turbo has popped alot of oil round the turbo and smoking like a chain smoker! Engine runs fine but obviously no boost, the car was completely standard n unfettled, hence the purchase! Does this sound like a turbo blown if the engine still ticked over?? Dump the remainder of the oil on the floor wen I pulled over??

Now looking for a turbo I'm guessing?? Any help is appreciated and I guess the standard td04 wud be the best option/ cheapest if this is the problem

Many thanks a slighty disgruntled stuart

jura11

iTrader: (7)

if you want replace turbo,you will need TD04,which cost around £50-£100,have look here at For sale section.


Good luck matey

Jura

GezP

iTrader: (23)

thats some bad luck mate

mylilscooby

get a compression test mate i would and what i thought was the turbo ended up being piston rings

Skem55

hmmm u scaring me lol ive only bought it, the oil had coated the turbo as wen i lifted the bonnet it was smoking from the poor turbo!!! sp wud that not suggest turbo, its my first impreza and has lasted 3 hours!!!

carl heath

Hi mate if you need a desent td04 turbo i have one for sale,its from the same model,my99 turbo 2000 v reg.i did an upgrade on mine so i dont need any more.im in bham if you need one mate,carl.

saiklon

Your turbo is likely blown if you're getting smoke out of the exhaust. However a blown turbo will leak oil internally i.e. into the exhaust or intercooler and not externally. You must have split an oil line as well for the oil to leak around the turbo in the engine bay.

I hope you're keeping a close eye on the oil levels as you try to find the root cause of the issue.

Blue by You

iTrader: (23)

Have you spoken to the seller about this yet?
Private or trade, it can't hurt to have a word and see what their response is.

Skem55

Havent had a chance to inspect properly yet, and seller is help with repair costs which is very decent of him, think he was gutted wen I text him as it was his pride n joy, everythings pointing to the turbo popping exhaust side

Blue by You

iTrader: (23)

Seller sounds like a decent sort
Best of luck.

Skem55

I've a feeling he's on here but yea he's a top bloke! Shud be sorted by sat evening if it's just the turbo!

scooby kid

iTrader: (6)

wount cost much if your good with a set of spanners,

another td04 cheap, couple gaskets and o-rings and away you go. you need to make sure the fins are intact and it hasnt **** itself and now finding there way to your pistons!

Should be fine tho. i had a turbo go on my old motor and just replaced it and all good.

GezP

iTrader: (23)

Skem55, good point from scooby_kid - don't forget gaskets.

When up graded my turbo Mark at Lateral sorted all the gaskets out. The up-pipe gasket can be a nightmare to source. Give him a ring mate, if he's got them he'll get them out quick

Skem55

Yea I'm hoping that it's all stayed exhaust side and not blowing intake side, order braid oil feed pipe, were shud I get the gaskets gez???

Skem55

Oh and scooby kid recently built a turbo civic engine for me mate so I'm hoping I cud manage to get a turbo off lol no labour costs for me lol

GezP

iTrader: (23)

Mark at lateral performance 01923 238477 will sort u out or point u in the right direction

mr smash

As said when turbos fail they dump their oil internaly so u get smoke out of the exhaust.Sounds like you had the oil feed pipe for the turbo split .If it no longer boosts it might have siezed due to oil starvation.Let us know the outcome.

Skem55

Yea im hazarding my bets on a oil starved turbo failure due to defect oil feed pipe hence uprating as much as possible in and around the replacement unit, hopefully will find intact fins once turbo is off, n then possible rebuild on old unit for spare fingers crossed of course, teach me for buying a car whilst moving house lol

Shaks-STI

iTrader: (7)

good luck bud

Skem55

Rite turbos changed but I've still issues sounds like a misfire from number to as u unplug the ht lead and makes damn all difference in the running so new plugs I guess?? Starting to get a little pissed off now

wrxsti280

iTrader: (6)

Are you sure none of the oil has fond its way down the plug channels and fouling the leads/plugs etc, get em out, give em a clean, make sure they are gapped properly and bang em back n and try again, hope you get it sorted asap mate, not a great start to scoob ownership

Skem55

Think I've got oil on top of the pistons suggestion pls ppl

DJ_Jon

iTrader: (7)

Get a new set of plugs?

Tidgy

get a specialst to look at it before you blow the whole engine up.

Skem55

If I had the money I wud tbh

scooby1929

iTrader: (1)

I would take it back to the person you bought it from and demand my money back!!??

DJ_Jon

iTrader: (7)

If you can't afford to buy a set of spark plugs, you should seriously consider not owning a Subaru. these things are not cheap to run.

360ste

iTrader: (1)

Think he meant the post after yours.

Push the end of a screwdriver down to see if there is any oil round the plug. If so clean it out with some de-greaser and let it dry. Then put the lead back on and try it. Go for the easy things first.

swaynie

iTrader: (6)

if t6he turbo went pop have you cleaned out the top mount as thatr will fill woth oil and crap and cause runnig issues happened on my old car, worth alook

Minjeeta

The only reply anybody on here should've gave the lad.......