Whilst waiting for the rust converter to dry in and around the rear jacking points I took the fan and exhaust manifold off to get to a leaking oil vapour drain which has been leaking for many years now - it looks like the seal had been crushed:
New seals are on the way:
On the fan, whilst moving this wire a bit of the insulation just pinged off:
Being repaired (I may put a bit of glue around the base too as I can see moisture creeping in otherwise):
The heat shield got a bit mangled - will be looking for some foil insulation to fix this:
The frame for the fan was very crusty too so that's all be cleaned up for painting.
Worst news was that the turbo shaft has quite a lot of play - not enough for it to touch the housing but it won't be long. It might also explain why it can be a bit smokey on full throttle, hoever the inlet/outlet are completely oil free but it has had about 5 months to drain away!
A rebuild kit and send away for balancing isn't too expensive so will address that now.
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