[Vwdiesel] Good and bad news today...

[Shawn Wright]

On 18 Sep 2005 at 1:40, LBaird119 at aol.com <LBaird119 at aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 9/17/2005 5:41:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
> swright at zuiko.sls.bc.ca writes:
> 
> > My bad news: it appears I may blown the turbo seals - I have oil leaking from
> > the intake side, and a puff of smoke upon startup which I didn't have before.
> > Also, the bearings don't sound so good when I cut the engine anymore, a slight
> > bit of grating noise as it spins down. 
> > 
> 
>   Often the oil and startup smoke are from blowby vapors pooling in the 
> compressor housing and intake boots, etc.  Grating sound is odd.  
> Pull the inlet loose and grab the compressor nut and give it a wiggle, 
> and a push-pull.  Try and figure out where the noise is coming from. 
> My first guess would simply be carbon somewhere unless it's wobbly 
> enough to be touching the housing.
>   Rebuilding one's not that tough.  :-)

Yep, it's definitely the bearings. I pulled the boot off, and although it spins freely, it will 
just grate against the housing before it stops, and it has far more wobble than it did 
before. Blowby is minimal (new rings seem to have seated well), and no sign of oil on 
the intake side, except for that coming from the seals of the turbo. I can get a rebuild 
kit for $40US, but I'm considering switching to the smaller K14 from an early 1.9TD if 
I can get one quickly. I guess I should have rebuilt this one when I had the chance :-(

Shawn Wright
http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright
'85 Jetta D 
'88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
 (see progress at http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels)
'82 Diesel Westy