For the 3rd time in as many years I have had a new turbo oil feed pipe and union fitted to the turbo on my 2006 2.0 TDI sportback with 196k on the clock. It's costing roughly £275 a time and is pretty inconvenient - this time I was 100 miles away so needed a tow as the leak was so profuse. There's also the embarrassment of having to cancel an arrangement when it does happen. Each time the repair was carried out by a different garage (I move around a lot for work). I've spoken to each of the garages and none of them can explain why it keeps leaking in this area. The turbo is a remanufactured part (turboactive.com) that was fitted at the start of this saga - ironically I was then trying to solve a much smaller oil leak that was between the hot and cold sides.
If the oil drain from the turbo was blocked, surely the turbo wouldn't work. Since the turbo always does seem to work, I don't think this is a problem.
Could it be a heat dissipation issue? The oil feed pipe and union are visibly fine when removed from the car. So perhaps they are ever so slightly distorted.
Any experience or ideas as to why this keeps happening would be greatly appreciated.
If the oil drain from the turbo was blocked, surely the turbo wouldn't work. Since the turbo always does seem to work, I don't think this is a problem.
Could it be a heat dissipation issue? The oil feed pipe and union are visibly fine when removed from the car. So perhaps they are ever so slightly distorted.
Any experience or ideas as to why this keeps happening would be greatly appreciated.