turbo oil leak

[meaty27]

iv just been told its my turbo causing the smoke on my 850 t5 and it would be advisable to get a new one :slap: , ive also got a leak on my turbo oil return pipe :thread: , can anbody tell me how to stop the leak and where i can get a new turbo or a recon one and how many spendy things it will cost me???

[Goof]

I'd replace the oil return pipe first - then assess whether you really need a new turbo.
As for cost, I haven't a clue!

[Al115]

I can help a little with this as I have just replaced the return pipe and turbo myself!

The return pipe was around £15 from memory, and the turbo is anything from £200 for a used item from a breakers, through £400 + vat for a recon unit, to £500 + vat for a new item.

By all means do the return pipe first (Volvospeed.com has good instructions)... :) The lower o-ring seal (where the pipe goes into the engine block) is a common point of failure.

Hope that's of help.


Alastair

[meaty27]

many thanks