1k from Turbo Technics [<--click me] but I was 'all in' so to speak so went for it, as I'd done a load of other mods to the engine too. Cherry on the cake for me. It has power any time now whenever I decide to peg it vs the bogged down std 200tdi scenario. Brilliant so it is. If you were closer...

In for a penny in for a pound. Just, if it is the turbo, and you've done all that work I'd be gutted. Good time for a VNT upgrade ;) Best upgrade ever for an old Dino engine like the 300tdi. Transformed my 200tdi so I'll vouch for it. So button it all up and install new turbo is the name of...

Why didn't you just buy a brand new turbo just to see if it was the case ? mainly to avoid doing all the work you've done

Those shells looked well shagged for 30k miles, I might be totally mistaken though and it might completely normal for a 300tdi to do that ? Hopefully someone with more experience than I can comment. Carbon down the piston skirt suggest a lot of blow-by ? But really ? on a freshly honed...

for someone that's not done it, or no experience doing similar things it won't be easy and i very much doubt it'll be done in a day, but it'll be fun because you get to see how everything in that part of the car works and is fixed together

i read somewhere on here you can bypass the throttle response thingamidigy with the equivalent of a paper clip

there is no easy way :mad: Lots fiddling about scratching your head how to line things up, it will take time. I hope i'm wrong and your fits like a glove :D

erm, i think maybe uploading to youtube would be easiest then posting the link here. Someone correct me if I'm wrong ?

new one is a lot better. the old one was reading 45mph at 30mph gps with the blue gear!

video of it running would be the cherry on the cake for me at least

a straight turbo diesel. lower power than the 200tdi so 50mph might be about right

Found it! I think registering did the trick. Anyway I hope you find the leak!

aint got that on my install, I might have downloaded a copy

I just installed it to see and I cannot see any Imperial Gallons used only the US Gallon. Doesn't matter other than the equivalent US mpg will be lower than imperial mpg I'm familiar with.

It's about 7mph out so at 30mph GPS speed its reading 37mph on the speedo I've already done this as my old speedo was clearly way out by over 20mph with the blue gear at the speedo reading 85mph at 60mpg GPS reading. The Red speedo gear was reading less but was still way out hence why I...

Have you checked the fuel tank pipes, fill and breather and if the fuel gauge sender and pickup tubes are sealed ?

this is not correct for me at least. I've installed a new speedo, as even with suggested blue gear it was reading high my rig with 235/85 tyres. Will be installing the yellow or even the red one to see which is best.

UV dye in fuel, Demon Tweeks does it. Makes it easy to find, and works best the more concentrated it is so pour dye when tank is low on fuel. Besides Fuelly uses US Gallon, so not a true mpg figure as we know it here in the UK. Just sayin

might only leak when high rpm when pressures higher.

Exhaust leaks from there, as above would make it a no from me