So been up to speak to the mechanic.
He advised me that he had taken whatever needed removed to access the turbo and it was seized solid. Couldnt turn it. He showed me on a diagram how there are "fans" either side of the main thingy and it was this thingy that is seized solid. Should be able to turn it by hand and it wouldnt budge.
Son says that when it happened he was in town, had moved off from stationary at a roundabout, 1st gear, then 2 nd gear, then into 3rd, heard a whoosh noise which then stopped and then a rattle for a short time and then it stopped. Was able to drive it back home and that is when I took it to end of street and back and knew there was no turbo kicking in.
Can get a brand new OEM Turbo from TPS for £1200 and this includes new pipe and gaskets? Mechanic will keep labour down (as he always does for me). He says the process would be
1. Get new turbo delivered
2. Strip turbo off and fully check it to see if there is anything obvious
3. Check all oil and air pipes, flush through to ensure no contamination etc etc
Then refill etc (car is due a service as well so also do whatever is required for that)
He will not fit the new turbo until he has done all of the above checks and investigations in case something else is thrown into the mix, so to speak.
The local turbo specialist apparently wont take these particular turbos in exchange as apparently they are too difficult to "refurbish" due to the specific design of them.
One last port of call, he has a friend of a friend who works in a VW dealer, to see if there is anything he can do even in the way of discount but I don't hold out any hope for that.
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