To give you a bit of background information, my father owns a 2003 100 T260 FWD SWB Transit ,100ps i believe.
Whilst driving recently, the throttle stuck open, she smoked a fair bit and she came to a stop after about a minute and fires up fine. It was noticed that the intercooler core was dripping oil, so last weekend i set about removing and replacing it , and hoping (i know i know but try to be optimistic lol) this might cure our problem. As you've probably guessed, it didn't
I fired her up and let her idle nice and quietly up to temp, gently gave her some throttle and low and behold the throttle wound open again , a great big cloud of smoke etc, i was prepared so stalled her at the first opportunity. She still fires and idles ok, so I'm hoping the engine isn't goosed.
My thoughts are the turbo is knackered, wastage sticking open causing the high revving and idle? Would i be right assuming this?
And is it much of a job to remove for an amateur mechanic , I'm quite hands and don't mind getting involved, will have a go at most things on my Subaru. Any common snags i should be aware of? unfortunately i don't have access to a pit/lift so ill have to disconnect the downpipes and anything else from underneath on axle stands.
Many thanks in advance for any help.
Rob
