[tdimark69]

letting it idle for 15mins is awful for it and totally unneeded

 

[tdimark69]

diesels do not warm up at idle....the oil technology is to the point where by the time you strap your seat belt on motor is fully lubricated and ready to drive....if anything just dont drive it hard for the first 10 mins as it fully warms

 

[tdimark69]

Just for clarity from an earlier post, some movement of the turbo shaft is permissible. I don't know what the tolerance of this particular turbo is, but I have yet to see a turbo shaft that cannot move at all; even brand new.

correct this movement is removed when running as oil pressure is applied

 

[tdimark69]

Honestly every diesel vw i have had has oil in the cooler pipes...this treg is my 3rd. Its normal...if you are not seeing the need to add oil in between changes you have nothing to worry about....there is no abnormal turbo noises and it works as intended i would worry less and drive more....Ive asked my tuner...my vw tech buddies they all say oil in the charge lines is normal...it is a byproduct of oil cooled turbos.

I will be changing my turbo out for a new bigger one in a month or 2 i can take pictures of mine too but im 99.9% sure it has oil in the lines as every tdi ive seen does

 

[tdimark69]

My 2010 TDI is currently sitting at the local VW dealer, and they're trying to convince me to replace the turbo for $2600 because of oil in the charge lines. They said that enough had accumulated that the charge line ruptured. The tech I spoke to claimed it was around a quart of oil. After reading through comments in this thread and others I'm leaning towards just having them replace the ruptured charge line and keeping an eye on how much oil is actually accumulating. Is there any reason for me to not wait and see before dropping that much money on a new turbo?

they just want your money....i bet its just fine and wouldn't think twice to keep running it