Turbo fault symptoms?

[kjh2541]

Hi,

Last weekend on a hill climb, I noticed a change in engine noise. I discovered the exhaust mid section had broken just behind the flexi-pipe bit.

It's getting replaced in a day or two, but the whining from what I assume is the turbo is now very pronounced - question is how would I know if the turbo was needing repaired replaced? I have noticed a bit of power loss in the lower gears, not sure if this is related to the exhaust failure.

Any advice would be welcome.

Thanks, Keith

[TonyN]

Fix the exhaust first, you may be worrying over nothing.