Advice please, turbo looks oily

[Mikebentley]

I have a Transit Connect Limited that’s 35months old and just done 36k. Ford serviced and well maintained and not thrashed. It broke down about two weeks ago. A mystery electrical fault that threw up 9 error codes and stopped it from running. I was recovered home and the next day Ford Assistance sent the AA. He took all the engine covers off then rolled around in the passenger footwell and started unplugging control modules. He then disconnected the battery, reconnected and was able to get it started.
He couldn’t be sure what caused fault but whilst removing the engine covers drew my attention to the turbo, it has what appears to be burnt oil on it which is leaking onto the actuator. He said ford should look at this as a matter of urgency.
Fast forward to today. I had to wait 2 weeks for a slot at Ford so they were asked to investigate the original fault, the turbo and carry out a service.
Anyway, they were unable to identify original breakdowns cause as the AA cleared all the codes so it may happen again, third breakdown in 3 yrs.
They say the turbo is fine and they all look like that. My concern is manufacturer warranty expires next month.
Opinions on if this is normal would be appreciated, Yipper need not reply unless Steve Jobs gave him tips on turbo fault identification.

[Mr2Mike]

The breather hose from cam cover to air inlet appears to be missing it's hose clamp and has a nasty kink in it.

[GreenV8S]

I'm surprised the AA person didn't record the fault codes before clearing them.

[stevieturbo]

GreenV8S said:

I'm surprised the AA person didn't record the fault codes before clearing them.

When you have a whole string of codes you know they are really meaningless so not much point in recording. Of course those codes would also have nothing to do with a turbo.....and very much point to a wiring/comms issue somewhere.

Best to clear them and see what comes back. And in the case of the AA they're there to try and get the vehicle going. Not do a full diagnostic/repair.

[Mikebentley]

I questioned the kinked hose with AA who said it was fine. Will try and look at friends van of same age and spec tomorrow to see what his looks like. It doesn’t look correct though appearing to be zip tied on only at one end and kinked badly. Maybe this is source of , fumes/ oil that is building upon outside of turbo.

[powerstroke]

Mr2Mike said:

The breather hose from cam cover to air inlet appears to be missing it's hose clamp and has a nasty kink in it.

its just the outer cover over a internal pipe !!
sorry to say but that is possibly the worst engine currently made, with a reputation for Turbo failure amongst other ills the 1.6 PSA ...

[Mr2Mike]

powerstroke said:

its just the outer cover over a internal pipe !!

Presumably the missing hose clip is for the inner part though?

[powerstroke]

Mr2Mike said:

powerstroke said:

its just the outer cover over a internal pipe !!

Presumably the missing hose clip is for the inner part though?

this pipe is just from the engine breather into the air intake from the air filter so little or no pressure or even under slight vacuum ...