boettj-tdi
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Recently I had my TDI in for an oil change. During the summer I noticed I would smell exhaust in the cabin from time to time with the windows open. I asked the dealership to inspect the exhaust system for any problems while they had it in for the oil change.
They reported back to me saying the exhaust is in pristine condition for it's age, but they found a tine a hole in the turbo during the inspection. He went to tell me that replacing the turbo with 221K miles on the car is not worth it. That the turbo is more expensive than the car is worth. I would be fine driving it until the hole got bigger.
When I told them to inspect the exhaust, they took it that I needed the car inspected. Even though my inspection sticker does not expire until 10 of 2019.
I'm not sure what I should be looking for to know the hole is getting bigger. What indicators will tell me that it's too big and time to replace the car? Sluggish power when stepping on the gas? A drop in gas mileage? I still get 44.3 mpg on average as tracked by Fuelly.com app on my phone.
Thanks
They reported back to me saying the exhaust is in pristine condition for it's age, but they found a tine a hole in the turbo during the inspection. He went to tell me that replacing the turbo with 221K miles on the car is not worth it. That the turbo is more expensive than the car is worth. I would be fine driving it until the hole got bigger.
When I told them to inspect the exhaust, they took it that I needed the car inspected. Even though my inspection sticker does not expire until 10 of 2019.
I'm not sure what I should be looking for to know the hole is getting bigger. What indicators will tell me that it's too big and time to replace the car? Sluggish power when stepping on the gas? A drop in gas mileage? I still get 44.3 mpg on average as tracked by Fuelly.com app on my phone.
Thanks