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While looking into 'where the new noise in my engine was coming from' (thinking tensioner, water pump or turbo) it was noticed that my timing belt was showing signs of wear (still in correct alignment). As the tensioner and water pump checked out alright it looks to be the turbo - I did notice some oil leaking a while ago but I was in denial mode I think. I have lost a little power in the last few months as well so I am kicking myself that I didn't follow the signs earlier.

I am wondering which order to have these items repaired - I don't plan on driving the vehicle until the turbo is fixed as I don't want to make matters worse. I don't know if turbo's are completely passive or not, I'm wondering if I can just remove my turbo and have it sent to be worked on and then reinstall it. My timing belt should be alright for a short while as it still only twists 1/2 a turn, I just want to save a few bucks by not having all the turbo grunt work done in a shop. The turbo seems to be in a hard to get at area, wondering if anyone can relate their experiences taking the turbo out.

thanks

A turbo is completely independent from the rest, you could easily remove it, have it repaired, reinstall it then take your van in for service. As I don't have a delica I don't know space constraints, but, it is a relatively straight forward process to remove a turbo. If you have the luxury of time, douse all the hardware with a good penetrating oil a day or so before you work on it, this can help avoid broken bolts/studs which are a pain. Remove boost lines, pressure tube and inlet track from your turbo. Next the oil feed line ,the oil drain line and if you need to the wastegate arm (On a pajero the actuator is on the intake manifold, I don't know where it is on the delica, if the actuator is on the turbo you can skip that step) now you have a choice, if your turbo to manifold hardware is hard to get at or you feel you may strip or break a bolt you can also remove the entire manifold. Obviously it is easier if you don't have to touch the manifold, but as I said I don't know how access on a delica is. Now your downpipe/exhaust and you can remove the turbo. If you are new to this, take lots of pics so you can reassemble it properly. When you reassemble it, it should be pre-oiled, so put some oil in the oil inlet orifice. Also a good time to check the condition of your gaskets, I suggest replacing them every time, but, last few times I've had mine or a friends off I didn't and had no leaks, the gaskets were of course fine.