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Just experienced a complete loss of power while driving my 2006 VW New Beetle 1.9L TDI. Managed to get to the side of the road and shut her down. opened the hood and found the manifold breather tube had popped off and the engine seemed to be excessively hot. I didn't have the time to diagnose the problem myself so had it towed to a local (very good and very trustworthy) diesel mechanic.
After some diagnostics and dropping the exhaust to rule out any obstructions (it starts and runs fine without the turbo) it looks like its definitely a turbo failure. Apparently the pressure caused the breather tube to pop off and explains what it was so hot when I shut it down. My mechanic is going to remove the turbo to have a closer look and will likely send it to a shop in Denver to see if they can be rebuilt it. If not I might need to find a new or rebuilt unit somewhere.
I have been told it could be $500 or it could be $1,200 or more depending on the type of turbo. I will be looking through the forums to see what I can learn but if anyone have any ideas or experience on the subject it would be much appreciated!
After some diagnostics and dropping the exhaust to rule out any obstructions (it starts and runs fine without the turbo) it looks like its definitely a turbo failure. Apparently the pressure caused the breather tube to pop off and explains what it was so hot when I shut it down. My mechanic is going to remove the turbo to have a closer look and will likely send it to a shop in Denver to see if they can be rebuilt it. If not I might need to find a new or rebuilt unit somewhere.
I have been told it could be $500 or it could be $1,200 or more depending on the type of turbo. I will be looking through the forums to see what I can learn but if anyone have any ideas or experience on the subject it would be much appreciated!