Big Thanks and appreciation to Steeds TomFocus .... Ippy and Dee for your replies.

The cost of my new Turbo is actually 450, that comes with

new oil

new oil filter

new oil feed pipe

all relevant areas cleaned

also puts and additive through engine to help clear out crap !!

Oh and there is 3 month warranty

Mech tells me not to worry as he does lots of turbos and they never come back touch wood..... that is apart from the dreaded 1.6tdci which he says can get around the corner and have to come back.

What concerns me is what has actually made the turbo explode in the first place ??? Mech agrees that it is rare for the 1.8tdci to eplode like that however he says has done some before.

I do us the car as Taxi and I do like to put my foot down,, car has done 160k now I would still like another year out of it !!

Any feedback highly appreciated as usual....

Cheers Dave

could have been wear n tear or any other variable like oil feed blockage to the turbo. Ask your mechanic to look into why it went.

In that respect I would say that's a good deal as recon turbos can cost more than that alone and like he states three month warranty an no come backs yer sounds good .

Yeah it seems like a good price to me as well!

Would still like to know why it failed but it's not always possible to prove. If it lasts the 3 months warranty it's likely to last an awful lot longer. If there was an external fault (lack of oil etc) that would show again quickly.