I drive a 2016 Range Rover Evoque SE. It’s at 158,000km and the engine is a 2.0-liter turbo I-4.

Took it in for maintenance and they said my turbo charger is cracked. Google says that this can cause my engine to lose some power. I don’t think I’ve lost power and the check engine light hasn’t come on, so I’m not too terribly concerned. I barely drive so a little less power wouldn’t be the end of the world.

However, the dealership notes say that due to the crack, exhaust fumes are leaking into the interior of the car. I know nothing about engines—is this possible?

My question is, is this a need-to-fix-ASAP type of repair, like I will need to replace my entire engine or get carbon monoxide poisoning if I don’t address it now? Or can I ride it out for another 1,000 km or so?

Thank you!

  • TrenchDildo@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Turbos use the exhaust to spin a turbine to suck in more fresh air into your engine. If exhaust fumes are leaking into the cabin, that’s a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. Also a cracked turbo could end up sending metal bits into your engine and then you’d need a whole new engine instead of just a turbo. I’d get it fixed now.

  • TimelostExile@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    That crack will get worse and can drop metal into your engine causing catastrophic engine failure.

    Carbon monoxide poisoning is possible but unlikely unless you spend hours stationary in traffic.

  • Mike__O@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Get it fixed. Your fresh air pickup is usually under the cowling below the windshield, partially under the hood. If the hot side of the turbo is cracked it can indeed release carbon monoxide and whatever else is in exhaust and that can make its way into the cabin. Your cabin air filter won’t do anything for carbon monoxide either.

    Get it fixed, or you risk sleepytime while driving, which usually means you’re going to have a bad time.

  • Crabstick65@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Just get it done, generally cracks appear in the cast iron part of the turbo around the turbine, nobody could say with certainty if this would last a while or cause a catastrophic fail in the near future, it won’t be a cheap job.

  • AtheistKiwi@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Land Rovers are notoriously unreliable, especially the Evoke. Those turbos usually start fucking out around the 100k km mark so you got a good one. If I were you I’d get rid of that money pit. I’m not sure where you live but if you’re in the UK or Europe and are looking for something reliable to drive off road, I’d suggest a Toyota. On the other hand, if you’re in the US, a Toyota would be the way to go.

    • thankyoumelatonin@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I’m actually in Canada! Just riding out the no car payment life for another year or so, but we’ve already decided our next vehicle will be a Toyota!