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So I recently had to replace the engine in our 2008 GTI because the oil level kept dropping and my wife didn't add oil.
Immediately after getting the car back with the new engine it starts periodically shooting a big cloud of smoke out the back, which is accompanied by a severe loss of power. So I brought the car back to the people who replaced the engine and they are now telling me that the turbo is bad and needs to be replaced and this is not covered by the warranty for the engine because it is unrelated and it is just a coincidence that this started immediately after the engine replacement.
This sounds dodgy to me, so I'm going to have the car looked at by someone else to get a second opinion. Anybody out there who knows stuff about cars have any thoughts on whether this seems like BS? On the one hand, I suppose it would sort of make sense if it was a preexisting problem since that might explain why the car lost oil in the first place. On the other hand, the car never shot huge clouds of smoke out the back before, and it is a bit strange that that started immediately after the engine replacement.
Immediately after getting the car back with the new engine it starts periodically shooting a big cloud of smoke out the back, which is accompanied by a severe loss of power. So I brought the car back to the people who replaced the engine and they are now telling me that the turbo is bad and needs to be replaced and this is not covered by the warranty for the engine because it is unrelated and it is just a coincidence that this started immediately after the engine replacement.
This sounds dodgy to me, so I'm going to have the car looked at by someone else to get a second opinion. Anybody out there who knows stuff about cars have any thoughts on whether this seems like BS? On the one hand, I suppose it would sort of make sense if it was a preexisting problem since that might explain why the car lost oil in the first place. On the other hand, the car never shot huge clouds of smoke out the back before, and it is a bit strange that that started immediately after the engine replacement.