Technical Car/Motor Issues > Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized Turbo
Thread Author: Bobby Replies: 23

 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized Turbo - Zero
What causes turbos to fail? Has the entire turbo siezed or just the variable vanes? If the bearings are ok, and it's the vane actuator, Mr Muscle can clean it up and free it sometimes

Causes? Too many miles between oil changes, and EGR

Start Stop is not the cause because the issue was prevalent before that came in, and start stop is mostly in use in non high speed hot turbo bearing simmering scenarios,

Most cars have separate cooling for turbos now

I have been driving turbo cars for 27 years and never had one fail

 Messages Author Date
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized Turbo new Bobby 18 Nov 21 14:44
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized Turbo new No FM2R 18 Nov 21 14:53
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized Turbo new Lygonos 18 Nov 21 14:59
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized Turbo new Bobby 18 Nov 21 16:13
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized Turb.. new Lygonos 18 Nov 21 17:24
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized Turb.. new commerdriver 18 Nov 21 17:24
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized Tur.. new commerdriver 18 Nov 21 17:26
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized T.. new Manatee 18 Nov 21 18:15
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized .. new bathtub tom 18 Nov 21 19:06
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized .. new Bobby 18 Nov 21 21:06
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Sei.. new Zero 18 Nov 21 21:45
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seize.. new Bobby 18 Nov 21 23:18
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seiz.. new Fullchat 18 Nov 21 23:30
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Se.. new Bobby 19 Nov 21 09:49
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 S.. new Zero 19 Nov 21 09:53
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized Turbo new Manatee 18 Nov 21 23:08
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized Turbo new Bobby 19 Nov 21 09:51
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized Turb.. new Zero 19 Nov 21 09:56
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized Tur.. new Bobby 19 Nov 21 13:25
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized T.. new Bobby 19 Nov 21 16:18
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized T.. new Bobby 19 Nov 21 16:18
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized .. new Bobby 19 Nov 21 16:19
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized .. new Dave_ 23 Nov 21 23:47
 Volkswagen Polo V - 15 1.8 Seized .. new No FM2R 13 Dec 21 10:11
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