What is life like with your car? Let us know and win £500 in John Lewis vouchers | No thanks

Seized turbo on a Subaru Legacy

My Legacy diesel (2009 26,000 miles) was experiencing a sudden loss of power under hard acceleration, such as overtaking or pulling out at a junction.

Between Christmas and New Year it was diagnosed by the dealer as a seized turbo which will be replaced under warranty.

Ever since new the engine has been very noisy starting on cold mornings. I was discussing this with the service manager prior to the turbo diagnosis and he implied that there were certain problems which might involve engine replacement under warranty.

If an engine exchange is not on offer what potential damage could the seized turbo cause to the rest of the engine and what checks should I insist be made?
The car has been serviced on schedule by two separate Subaru Dealers.

Asked on 1 January 2012 by Roger Bunting

Answered by Honest John
This is quite an early Legacy diesel. They had DPF and DMF problems. See: www.honestjohn.co.uk/carbycar/subaru/legacy-and-ou...d
Similar questions
I was interested in your response to a reader suffering a Turbo trouble with a Nissan X-Trail. The turbo and intercooler on my 2005 X-Trail were replaced by our local main dealer in December 2007 at 42,000...
I would be grateful for some advise please. I bought 2005/55 Golf SE TDI in September 2006 from a VW dealer here in Scotland. The dealer is supremely helpful, provides superb back up and has serviced it...
I have an X-Trail, bought new in 2005, now 4 months out of warranty. It is very good and very economical (44mpg overall) and has covered 30,000 miles. Last week the turbo blew and Nissan has agreed to...
 

Value my car

Save £75 on Warranty using code HJ75

with MotorEasy

Get a warranty quote

Save 12% on GAP Insurance

Use HJ21 to save on an ALA policy

See offer