Thread: 200tdi turbo.... has it done its dash?

For those that want to know, I've just been quoted for my amsoil:

A 9.5L can of AME 15W/40 ( fully synthetic diesel engine oil ) will set you back $95.

Originally Posted by rick130

BTW, all turbo diesels get pretty 'breathy' and the 200Tdi blows it back into the air cleaner to suck back through the engine. Could be just coming down the valve guides/seals too.
Also, if you were definitely using an xW-30, that will tend to be consumed a little bit more than a xW-40, all things being equal as the engine's clearances were designed around an xW-40 oil.

Yeah, I was wrong with the viscosity of the oil.. my failing memory. it was a 40 weight.

I think I might need to clean the oil separator thingo that's hanging off the crankcase too!

Someone else suggested today that it might be coming more from the crankcase than the turbo. I know in a petrol you can see if there's a lot of "blowby" at the oil cap, can you do the same on the diesel or am I just going to get oil splattering everywhere?