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

hi sorry i cant really help you but if it feels any better our 200tdi breaths really really heavy too! always oil in the turbo hose, has been to the point of it coating the airfilter and a mild drip coming out the bottom drain hole before now.

also my 300tdi is a oily breather too but no where near as bad as our 200...

Cheers mate, that's made me feel a bit better - but only as far as being one of the crowd. I might be pushing s$!t uphill chasing oily problems in a landy tho, eh?

I've been running amsoil synthetic for about 12 months now and have noticed that since going synthetic my oil leaks have become a lot more noticable.

Perhaps that's the problem, the slippery stuff's too slippery.

Anyone else think nothing of lotsa oily sludge in their 200tdi?

Dullbird: Nice pics on your site, mate!

Even the TD5 needs the intercooler cleaned every 100,000km.
Some blow by should be expected.
Redoing the seals in the turbo should be an easy job. The cost comes when there is movement in the shaft as then it needs a rebuild.
have never owned a 200TDI so don't know how much gunk to expect.

I wouldn't worry about it to much.
Just give everything a good flush and clean including the oil seperator that is on the side of the rocker cover.

Synthetic oil in a 200 tdi, I think this is a bit of a waste unless your getting it very cheap.

Oh and the turbo should be a garret T25.

Update:

Just talked to MTQ in Dandenong, Melb about a rebuild and they say about $550 to put a rebuild kit through the turbo. Professionally rebalanced and they will straighten and smooth the leading edges of the compressor blades that are damaged. ( probably from ingesting sand or large dust particles apparently )

Then I talked to Turbo Aust in Darra, Bris and they are getting back to me, but he give a "top of the head" price of $800 to kit and balance it. But no work on re-finishing the blades.

I'm thinking if there's not much play in the mainshaft, I'll just buy a kit and try to do it meself! I've had a read of some sites and it seems to me if you are carefull with putting everything back exactly the same way it comes out, the balance shouldn't be upset.


stay tuned.....


jjdisco: Thanks mate, yeah at the prices I am finding I think I might just clean it up! The synthetic was to try and quieten it all down. It worked too... The missus and I can talk and drive at the same time now. Although it was a good excuse for me to ignore her b4.

MTQ's head office is at Acacia Ridge, and they have a branch at Toowoomba.

Which flavour of Amsoil are you running (and $$ ?)
It isn't that easy to come by in Oz.

Yeah, am having trouble finding some after the bloke who I originally got it off has disappeared on me now. I got a good price for it. I only paid about $100 for 1 gallon of 10W30 ( I think ) for the engine and enough gearbox oil to do the rest of the car. This was up on the Sunshine Coast about a year ago. I reckon the prices should be even better now!

My next visit up there I'm going to track some down... I'll let you know my progress if you want and the exact type of amsoil I get.

I was really quite surprised at how good it was.

Thanks for MTQ's info... I only called their melb office cos I down in melb right now.

10w-30 is a bit light for a 200Tdi, 5W-40 or 15W-40 is a better bet, but I'm happy with my Delvac 1 thanks @ $205/20 litres

Some of the Amsoil gear oils are excellent.