07/08/2022
I purchased this vehicle a couple months ago with a broken turbo, front grill and bonnet cable.
Since then I have replaced the turbo with a PD150 turbo sourced from a friend, after replacing the turbo under further investigation we have spotted a potential cause for the turbos to be blowing, considering this is now the cars 3rd turbo. We gave spotted a boost leak from the lower boost pipe where it meets the intercooler and excessive oil coming out the small hole.
The car is currently being forced into limp mode with the egr disconnected and MAF unplugged. We have decided to blank off the egr completely and remove the cooler at the same time. We are also going to see if we can put a harder piping system onto the original intercooler, potentially get custom piping made, we will see.
Any recommendations would be appreciated. Vehicle may or may not be up for sale in the next few months.