I would like to dig this post out to update my situation
Last time when I check my oil I notice much oil soaking around the oil pan and it spill all over my subframe and the surrounding area
Thus I changed my oil pan and gasket and washed out the oil, a month later I checked and it was once again soaked with oil
Eventually they checked the source of the oil and find that the oil was leaked out from this 2nd TURBO they replaced, which they claimed to be internally reinforced
I was quite shocked and unhappy but it instantly reminded me that bros here already spotted that my turbo might be a Aliexpress ripoff
although the shop reiterated that the turbo came from Taiwan and it run safe on many other GTI
I have requested them to replace it with a genuine VW one WITHOUT ANY REINFORCEMENT
They will only charge me 50% of the labour for the replacement
but I am quite unhappy for this, not for the money but the fact that they sold faulty turbo to me
is it really worth to gamble the reputation of your shop by maximizing the profit using parts from Aliexpress?
I choose to write it up here, which I don't think him and his customers would browse
I live in Hong Kong so I think most of you are safe from them