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Will my failed turbocharger cause an MoT failure?
The turbo on my diesel Focus 1.6 TDCi (2006) has failed - will this mean automatic failure of the MOT?
Asked on 31 May 2013 by voludo
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Honest John
Probably. But anyway it needs to be fixed, and also the oil feed pipe to the replacement turbo needs to be replaced or it will fail again.
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