I wrote in here Friday night and got a lot of Great advise. It turns out my turbo is shot. The shaft has play of about 2mm left to right and in and out. I have removed it and the exhaust downpipe is loaded with oil. So it's time for a rebuild. I've read about the $20 turbo rebuild kits, is mine too far gone to do that? How do you know? Are the rebuild kits truly rebuilding everything, like the bearing that's in there as well?

Thanks for the advice in advance!
Rich

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Rich "RJ"
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