[mazzystr]

Hi everyone,
I had a turbo charger blow out last night on my 04 Golf Tdi with 116,000. I was driving down the highway and heard a loud pop and then lost power and a huuuuge plume of white smoke come out of my exhaust. I drive moderate in this car - to/from work and some long distance highway travel.

Dealership says bad turbo charger flat out and it will cost $2200 to replace. They say their guy has 20yrs of diesel experience. They gave me 2gran in trade in value! Can you believe that? I'm insulted!

What do you guys think? Should I pull the car from the dealership and do the repairs myself? How hard is replacing the turbo? I'd consider myself pretty handy and I have a nice 2 car garage to do the work. I just replaced brakes on this Golf and a 00 Golf...had to do calipers and caliper bracket too.

Thanks,
/Chris C

 

[mazzystr]

ps... They say there is oil in the exhaust

/C

 

[Stefan2006]

DIY: http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q/a4/turbo-removal-TDI-engine.htm

Oil in the exhaust = turbo blown. The oil is from the turbo unless something else in your engine is broken. Dealers aren't there to not make money, 2k trade in plus 2k in parts+labor = 4k + their profit.

 

[otttdi]

2 grand in trade? I don't know about that..

 

[mazzystr]

No way am I selling my car. I love my tdi. I kicked around the idea just to see...

That post was exactly what i was looking for! .....not sure why I couldn't find it :/

What do you think about the awkward oil line?

/C

 

[Stefan2006]

2k does leave plenty of dealer profit.