Red_Tdi
Member
Hello Fellow TDI'ers
With under 20K on the clock, it appears as though my turbo on my 2003 TDI has self destructed, leaving me stranded in the process.
I heard a big squeel followed by a horrendous cloud of smoke from the tailpipe. I immediately shut down the engine. I checked the oil and found none on the dipstick depite ensuring that the oil level was full the day before starting my journey.
At 5K miles on the odometer I noticed that the turbocharger was beginning to get progressively louder as more miles passed. I thought it was just part of the "break-in" process. It actually sounded pretty cool. I could blip the throttle and the turbo would whine and whistle like a big Peterbilt truck. In hindsight I think those cool sounds where the warning signs of impending turbo doom. A friend at work has 70K on his TDI and the turbo is for the most part inaudible.
Can anybody please tell me why a turbo would fail on a meticulously maintained and adult driven car with such low miles??
I just hope that VW warranties the replacement.
Thanks for your input.
With under 20K on the clock, it appears as though my turbo on my 2003 TDI has self destructed, leaving me stranded in the process.
I heard a big squeel followed by a horrendous cloud of smoke from the tailpipe. I immediately shut down the engine. I checked the oil and found none on the dipstick depite ensuring that the oil level was full the day before starting my journey.
At 5K miles on the odometer I noticed that the turbocharger was beginning to get progressively louder as more miles passed. I thought it was just part of the "break-in" process. It actually sounded pretty cool. I could blip the throttle and the turbo would whine and whistle like a big Peterbilt truck. In hindsight I think those cool sounds where the warning signs of impending turbo doom. A friend at work has 70K on his TDI and the turbo is for the most part inaudible.
Can anybody please tell me why a turbo would fail on a meticulously maintained and adult driven car with such low miles??
I just hope that VW warranties the replacement.
Thanks for your input.