Turbo Died
 

Heya everybody

i think ive blown my turbo, its going next week for a full diag

i was just wondering if it does come back as a turbo failure
A, it is possible to do at home?
B, would you do it at home and risk not having the 12month warranty?

anyother things is should be looking for?

Is this a joke?

What motor are you referring to and when did the e53 get a turbo?

Most likely Turbo Diesel! (He is in Wales.) It would depend on how adept you are with a spanner. Do you have a Bentley Manual? Have you ever done a major tear-down of a complex engine system?
Not something to be undertaken lightly but I'm sure there are some out there who could do it at home.

I dont have a bentley manual, i would like to get one even in digitalform. I've seen hard copies on eBay for £80

I'm pretty good with spanners on boilers (I'm a gas man)

Sorry I should of said for those that didn't know that it is a turbo diesel

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Fill out your signatures people...solves a lot of confusion when asking questions about YOUR specific vehicle. For a while I just assumed this guy didn't have a clue and was posting in the completely wrong subforum.

Most likely your turbo cartridge let go. If so it is a easy D.I.Y. Call Melett turbos in the UK for sourcing a replacement.

Melett Turbo Parts and Turbocharger Repair Kits

If you are good with spanner on boilers you can do this job. But not with out a Bentley Manual.

Bentley manual does not show diesel engine

TIS does BMW TIS - 11 65 020 Removing and installing or replacing exhaust turbocharger (M57)

BMW TIS - 11 65 020 Removing and installing/replacing exhaust turbocharger for the TU engine
it always helps to give proper info on you car such as type and year .:stickpoke

what are the symptoms?massive loss of power?had same issue too, was nearly fleeced by one of the leeches here when he put my diesel on the computer diags and said in very generl terms i had a trubo problem and need a couple of days! i drove off, took it to a a friend of my wifes uncle! he said pop the hood, in 1 minute he solved issue! it was a pipe coming off turbo somehow got loose, check the forums i think i posted pics.....ages ago

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/x5-e53-forum/48650-solution-my-sluggish-3-0d-s
 

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...-0d-sport.html


this link has got pics of culprit

I've got the N54(twin turbo gasoline) with the similar setup of reservoir and asked my SA why BMW doesn't crimp those lines, he said it's vacuum (not positive presure) so no need for them to be crimped. well apparently sometimes they come off.

BTW, get used to this turbo setup, BMW is getting rid the I-6 NA engine and swiching to I-4 twin-turbo for x28i series on all cars on the next iteration.

I had a vacuum line come off on my 535i when it had a few hundred km on it from new.

The new petrol engines are all going to be turbocharged, but they aren't twin turbos. BMW is using a single turbo, but calling it twin-power. Marketing.

just to update

turned out to be a intercooler pipe fallen off.
feel a lil worried thou because there was oil dripping from the pipe.
should i be worried?

Some oil make it to there on all turbo cars I've owned. You can install oil catcher kit if you really worry about it but as FYI BMW will void waranty on cars with oil-catcher.

thanks for the quick reply

im not so worried now

My car is an 03 so im way out of my warranty,

now ive saved this money on not having to replace the turbo, i think i may do some mods :D