Blown turbo?

[antnee]

My dad was driving home earlier (standard fabia VRs 06 plate), he slowed down and stopped while a lorry was pulling in to a layby, went to pull off and nothing, the engine then cut out.

It would turn over fine, but not fire. When Mr AA man came out, he took one of the boost pipes off and smoke came out. with that pipe off it would start up, but not rev. The AA man said there was oil underneath too.

This sound like the turbo has blown?

 

[MJ]

Sounds like the turbo has fallen to bits and blocked the intake system - which is why it'll run with the pipe off - presumably the pipe that attatches to the intake manifold was the one removed?

 

[antnee]

He said it was the pipe that attaches to the butterfly, so yeah