I have read threads on this subject for the last 2 hours and i am still struggling to work this one out. Any help would be great.....

I have a standard impreza Uk 2000 and my turbo seals appear to have gone. I am getting a large amount of smoke out of the exhaust on start up and the actual turbo under the bonnet was smoking for a few mins. This started happening today. After a 10 min warm up it all cleared and it seemed to drive the same. It doesnt seem to be burning any oil as far as i can tell on the dipstick.

my questions are:
1. Am i right to assume the turbo needs replacing.
2. What vf or td turbo would be the best replacement without having the ball ache of changing any other components.

Thank you in advance

 

forgot to mention its a 1998 face lift model

 

Your came with a TD04 as standard and they are easy and pretty cheap to get hold of

 

thanks Gaz. so what better turbo if any can i replace it with as a straight swap

 

tdo5 16g or 18g as there fairly cheap,will need a remap though

 

I have the money to by a new one today but its just knowing which one to get. So when you say ill need a remap do you mean i will have to if i fit a bigger turbo just to run the car and not cause any other issues or is it a remap just to gain more power? thanks again

 

If a version 4 with the coil pack in the middle then as far as i know there is no remap available.

 

johned i hope your wrong lol i will be gutted if thats right cos my coil because my coil pack is in the middle

 

You can remap using ESL now.

 

What is the differnece between the tdo5 16g and 18g? which one would be best for me?

 

It will need to be a front entry 16g to fit on directly.

 

Sorted i will look to buy one now.

I will get a TD05 16g

Thanks everyone for the help.

 

appoligies one more thing... is the actual type of turbo stamped on it?

for example should i be able to see the markings "TD04" on my turbo while still fitted to my car?