New member! Bought a poorly A2 - Boost + Oil leak
Hello everyone! I am new to the forum and new to A2 ownership!
Here is my 2001 A2 SE 1.4TDI
She has done just shy of 150,000 miles and has a couple of issues, the biggest issue for me at the moment is what I think is a boost leak and a major oil leak.
Under acceleration there is a whooshing sound coming from the engine bay, I am not 100% sure where abouts it is coming from, the engine still gets some boost as it accelerates ok but there is some black smoke from the exhaust as it would appear the engine thinks its getting more boost than it is actually getting which is making it overfuel.
I think the sound may be coming roughly from where the intercooler is but I haven't been able to check or have a look under the car as of yet.
Also there is a large oil leak, it would appear it was an advisory on its last MOT 10 months ago and hasn't been recitifed, the entire underside of the engine bay is blathered in oil so I cannot pinpoint where the leak is coming from, it is leaving small patches on the ground when parked too (running off the lip on the front bumper I think) According to the dipstick the oil is overfilled so I am not driving the car for now until this is sorted as I don't want it to run away.
I am worried that the intercooler has split and the oil is being pumped from the turbo to the split which would mean the turbo is shot, but there is no blue smoke from the exhaust at all and no oil burning smells when the car is being driven.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I love the little car, I bought it on the cheap and was hoping to get it fixed up as I love the style and engineering that has gone in to the A2!
Hello everyone! I am new to the forum and new to A2 ownership!
Here is my 2001 A2 SE 1.4TDI
She has done just shy of 150,000 miles and has a couple of issues, the biggest issue for me at the moment is what I think is a boost leak and a major oil leak.
Under acceleration there is a whooshing sound coming from the engine bay, I am not 100% sure where abouts it is coming from, the engine still gets some boost as it accelerates ok but there is some black smoke from the exhaust as it would appear the engine thinks its getting more boost than it is actually getting which is making it overfuel.
I think the sound may be coming roughly from where the intercooler is but I haven't been able to check or have a look under the car as of yet.
Also there is a large oil leak, it would appear it was an advisory on its last MOT 10 months ago and hasn't been recitifed, the entire underside of the engine bay is blathered in oil so I cannot pinpoint where the leak is coming from, it is leaving small patches on the ground when parked too (running off the lip on the front bumper I think) According to the dipstick the oil is overfilled so I am not driving the car for now until this is sorted as I don't want it to run away.
I am worried that the intercooler has split and the oil is being pumped from the turbo to the split which would mean the turbo is shot, but there is no blue smoke from the exhaust at all and no oil burning smells when the car is being driven.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I love the little car, I bought it on the cheap and was hoping to get it fixed up as I love the style and engineering that has gone in to the A2!
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