I want to clean the hot side of the turbo, the part that gets dirty from the exhaust. It is impossible to remove the motor while the turbo is in there. I talked to a turbo rebuilder and he says turbo start to stick when they sit for too long, but he would not just take it apart, he would sell me a rebuilt turbo for $2000.00, probably take mine, clean it, change a few parts and, bingo $2000.00.
I took the turbo apart on my Ford and it was very dirty with soot and rust. It was sitting for long period.
The turbo on this engine has a ring that slide in and out on the hot side. There is something sticking in there but not all the time, I can hear it with engine off / key on, it clicks in the turbo assembly, 5 click every 5 seconds. It also does it sometimes with engine running. In the manual, there is a check to do with the motor, it should move winthin 5 second. Either the motor has not enough power or the ring is sticking.
