Well done. If it happens to mine I’ll be sure to watch your video again. Keep up the good work. Always good to see a fellow R5 owner working on his own vehicle
Thank you for your video i have an 2005 R5 and its got 198000 miles on it runs so smooth and not the slightest hint of smoke but there is an ever increasing oil leek coming from behind the turbo and i wanted to see what was behind it now i can guess that the turbo oil gasket has failed where the turbo mounts on to the engine block as thats where the turbo gets its oil I dont think the turbo has ever been replaced so if i did this job i would probably replace the turbo and the thermostat because why do all that and then. Get stranded at the side of the road while on holiday in Hungary or France a few months later 😅 Anyway i have the all the rear suspension and springs to replace first as its eating the inside of the tyres at the moment Wonderful cars the R5 so good on a long trip
when your turbo failed did you have to drain the oil from the intercooler? Mine failed not long ago and was replaced but it smokes alot on idle - I think it might have oil inside the intercooler... even the pipe connecting to the inlet manifold has oil on it. Any suggestions?
