Thanks for the answers including the, umm,
dopey one
, brightens my day.
The crankcase ventilation system and general design of this engine is not that good is it.
I have an audi tt quattro as my play mobile and thought that was sh1te but this engine is much less friendly. The only thing they have in common is they both have 20 valves
The turbo should have come off a couple of weekends ago but the downpipe 10mm fasteners are seized solid on the turbo outlet flange, I want to try the cheapo things first before I buy a spare turbo as, with my luck, I'll probably shear the studs but we'll see.