TD5 turbo. Oil in cold side outlet.

[gadget]

I ran up my TD5 earlier today to check the cooling system and recent exhaust manifold fix.

All that is fine. Feeling kinda pleased with everything I started to look around for other jobs that might need sorting whilst i'm in the engine bay.

Small oil leak from the rear of the crankcase cover seal. New seal should sort that I expect.

Then I noticed that the coolant pipe from the water pump had a fine splattering of oil, and where was it coming from but the turbo

I'm running with the turbo on the manifold but no other pipework fitted. At 2500+ rpm the cold side outlet is throwing oil out.

I've thoroughly cleaned the intake and outlet and then ran it up again to check that it's new oil and not old residue from the breather etc, and it's definitely new oil :(

I'm guessing it's a fubar seal? DIY fixable?

[western]

sounds like the seals inside the turbo have given up their primary task.

[discomikey]

its not a DIY thing as the turbine needs balancing with the shaft.

[Landy-Novice]

of when turbo seals fail?.

[gadget]

GT20 repair kits seem cheap enough and the exploded diagram of the turbo doesn't seem to be complex.

Any idea of the cost of re-balancing?

[kiwi_110]

If you mark the shaft, compressor turbine and nut to show their relative positions before you dissassemble, you can wing it. WARNING: The nut will probably be reverse threaded, undo clockwise.

Ray.