EML on,noisey turbo,really bad smoke,oil light flashing on,please help anyone

[freelanderbri]

im a taxi driver with a vectra cdti 1.9 08 reg done 126000 miles,run for months with eml on as problem didnt effect running car,then car developed noisey turbo like a whining,hissing sound that got louder on more revs,i still ran car just easing off throttle to quieten the sound,i did notice that turbo wasnt kicking resulting in slow build up of power.then last night smoke was pouring out of exhaust really bad,cant stress how bad in words.also noticed oil light come on,can anyone comment as i need it back to normal asap thanks,brian

[ebo]

I'm no expert Brian but, it sounds to me, youve goosed your engine mate. You ran for months with the EML lit and ignored a noisy turbo-as you sow so shall you reap.

[Mike1975]

Sounds to me like your turbo gone mate with the oil seals blown that would chuck a load of oil back into the Inlet and cause the smoke would explain the oil pressure drop and the noise if it is the turbo and you get it repaired make sure the take the intercooler and clean it most prob be full of oil and don't be surprised if when repaired it still smokes for a while as it gonna blow any residual oil through the system will also need to keep an eye on the cat and dpf if you got one

[freelanderbri]

thanks guys for ur replies,looks like a trip to the garage tomoz and not sounding cheap after looking at turbo,s on ebay.started it today and starts ok with no smoke but noisey from where turbo is at front,cant run it tho as ive lost all oil somewhere with oil light on.can anyone else give there views or coment please so that i can pass info on as my local garage will fit allsorts to find the cause and bill me acordingly,im already considering if its cheaper to buy another car,thanks brian

[DTi Elite]

sounds like the turbo has failed in a big way , then the engine burnt the oil as it went through the turbo seals

[freelanderbri]

thanks for info ive heard this a few times now so guessing i need seals and pump,thanks to all,brian

[john norris]

you need a new turbo and hope there's no damage from the oil going through your engine

[Critch]

New turbo.
All inter cooler paperwork an exhaust will be flushing

New oil an filter. An then drop again after couple hundred miles. An you should be ok.

[Ben50n]

Lucky it didnt run away with you, otherwise it could have been much worse.

[freelanderbri]

could have done without spending out on a turbo but im confident now its the turbo after reading posts on here,although around 6 months back i had timing belt done and have read that it could be a tensioner thats gone and this could cause smoke and power loss,anyhow im going with turbo and seals,just hope it drives the 3 mile to garage tomoz