I found this surprise a couple of weeks ago when I went to warm the engine in readiness for an oil change.
At first it appeared to just be the exhaust gasket ...
But after removal, I scrapped a piece of black carbon off and it exposed a hole in the housing...
After many phone calls and high quotes ranging from £1700 - £2450 + vat for a new oem turbo, I managed to find a Turbo specialist who has welded, refurbished and painted the old one to look like new. And with a 1 year warranty.
This will be collected on Friday morning. Pics of the newish unit to follow !