Turbo blown?

[HFDShep]

Last night on the way home my 08 Cooper S temperature light came on, then an oil light.. I pulled over and opened the hood and noticed my turbo was orange with heat! WTF!! I could understand if I was driving like a maniac, but I was just cruising... Anyone know what the deal is and how much this will cost to be repaired?

[woosey]

sounds like you ran low on oil so the turbo was starved of oil causing it to heat up, you might be lucky and the bearings might be ok - only way to check would be checking for play in the shaft of the turbo.

[HFDShep]

just got off the phone with the shop.. they said the thermostat housing somehow disintegrated and all the coolant leaked out.. also it made a turbo oil line burst and all of the oil also dumped.. i was quoted $1182.00 to fix. Is that reasonable?

[The Nun]

Depends a little on whether you stopped the engine in time so the oil/coolant loss hasnt caused that any damage too??

[Porn_Star19]

Ive just had mine replaced and it cost £900, £500 for a new (or remanufactured) turbo, plus all the oil pipes to ensure it doesnt happen again.
It had oil changes as often as mini recommended so I was pretty ****ed off when I had to pay that!!!