406 turbo servicing

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Mon 29 Jan 2007 10:49
406 turbo servicing - Stu406HDi
Hello, got 406 hdi 110bhp 1999 reg, kicks out a fair bit white/grey smoke when accelerating, smoke appears around 2000rpm when the turbo starts. i'm not accelerating really hard - just driving normally. is it a big deal to get the turbo serviced and is it expensive? Also, mpg getting worse (air con is off). is this related?
thanks
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Mon 29 Jan 2007 13:49
406 turbo servicing - RichardW
You can't 'service' the turbo - if it's shot you will need to get an exchanger unit, then it will need fitting - and that's a bit of a chore on a 406. I doubt you will see much change out of £500. This doesn't really sound like a turbo fault to me, more like a problem with the MAF sensor or something. You might need to get the fault codes read to see if anything comes up.
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RichardW

Is it illogical? It must be Citroen....
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Mon 29 Jan 2007 15:25
406 turbo servicing - Stu406HDi
Thanks Richard, do you know if the fault codes are read as part of general service?
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