I was driving on the freeway, and I raved up my jetta-alh to 21 psi, boost (VNT-15) it went into a limpmode,,EGT was ok,, Got to shop where they did the aligment, then went back to freeway, car was running great,, all of the sudden, poof, like a grenade (no runnaway) a lot of oil coming from the bottom, shut it off quickly,,at first I thought it was the timing belt,, pulled the timing belt cover off, and it was intact, (I had just changed it 5K ago) , since I do not an egr cooler anymore then as far as I could see to the rear of the engine, there was a lot of oil coming out from there, so my best guess is the turbo,,
Now i just got home an the tow truck brought the car,,, if it is the turbo, like I think it is,, which turbo do you advise me to get? I called Kerma and they sell a hammer head recon-turbo for $1100.00 and they calim is a better turbo then the 17/22,, I know the VNT17/22 is a damn good turbo and TDI parts sells it brand new for$1400.00 (no core),, what do you guys think which way I should route myself to go? as of right now,, I have pp520- RC-3, straight pipes, race pipe, and now if I get the 17/22 i will be forced to get an upgraded inlet turbo hose, like the OMI,, is there any pros or cons by upgrading the turbo?
lastly, is there any write ups to pull the turbo from this forum?, sorry i looked and could not find it,, I am mechanical incline, but i never pulled a turbo, pls advise me, any tips to pull turbo out would be appreciated, any special tools
required?
I know that without your help i would probably not dare to pull the turbo out, but with all the knowledge and advise from all members, this turbo is a cake walk, at least that is what I hope,,
Thanks again and let's go TDIs
Now i just got home an the tow truck brought the car,,, if it is the turbo, like I think it is,, which turbo do you advise me to get? I called Kerma and they sell a hammer head recon-turbo for $1100.00 and they calim is a better turbo then the 17/22,, I know the VNT17/22 is a damn good turbo and TDI parts sells it brand new for$1400.00 (no core),, what do you guys think which way I should route myself to go? as of right now,, I have pp520- RC-3, straight pipes, race pipe, and now if I get the 17/22 i will be forced to get an upgraded inlet turbo hose, like the OMI,, is there any pros or cons by upgrading the turbo?
lastly, is there any write ups to pull the turbo from this forum?, sorry i looked and could not find it,, I am mechanical incline, but i never pulled a turbo, pls advise me, any tips to pull turbo out would be appreciated, any special tools
required?
I know that without your help i would probably not dare to pull the turbo out, but with all the knowledge and advise from all members, this turbo is a cake walk, at least that is what I hope,,
Thanks again and let's go TDIs