Car has started to not take off from rest, unless you rev it up

2004 RENAULT ESPACE
86,000 MILES
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BOF NO1
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Take off normally, car slowly builds speed until turbo kicks in. 1.9 DCi diesel. Turbo replaced last July.Twice since then,have had to put 2-3 litres of oil in to top up between changes. Oil present in turbo pipe, before turbo.In the last few weeks, if I take off with increased revs. no problem and turbo kicks in just under 2000 revs. no smoke. If I take off as normal, car builds speed slowly, until turbo kicks in, she then accelerates away with a large cloud of grey / black smoke.

No problems at cruising speeds, but if I accelerate hard, with revs below turbo kick in, car takes time to build speed, turbo kicks in and car accelerates with smoke trail until what I presume is all the unburt diesel is gone, then clear exhaust.Has got worse since originally noticed.
Apr 18, 2012 at 10:05 PM
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Check for oil leaks first. Then check for vacuum leaks. Then check to see if the catalytic converter, if equipped, is plugged.
Apr 18, 2012 at 10:09 PM
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Hi, Sorry, but check for oil leaks where and what does "plugged" mean? Obviously, there must be differences in names, I might call "plugged" by another name, Thanks.
Apr 18, 2012 at 10:22 PM
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Oil leaks anywhere, especially where it could enter the turbo. Plugged means not allowing the exhaust stream to flow in an unrestricted manner.
Apr 18, 2012 at 11:13 PM