Recent content by Space pigeon

Thanks very much for your help, at least I have a slight edge more knowledge of what to expect in a garage. And hopefully I won't get fleeced. It's a nightmare finding a mechanic i can trust

That's what I thought. I am going to have fun trying to get this done without a garage. Oh well. I haven't noticed any oil in the exhaust either. Are you a mechanic? Out of interest what would you charge for labour on this job if someone came in with the part ready to go?

The oil level hadn't previously been dropping much but when I cleaned the egr a lot of the oil got sucked up by the turbo i think. And yeah the van is on around 150,000 miles so topend of a brand new turbo life really. I don't know if it was changed before though

I have had some issues with getting black and grey smoke coming from the exhaust. I thought it might be the mass meter sensor but I diagnosed it isn't that. I thought it might be the egr, I removed and cleaned this and still getting the same issue. I did find that there is a substantial amount...