Limp mode?

Arnie-Wilson

Leon 1.9Tdi Stylance
Jan 29, 2011
163
0
Portadown, NI
Turbo was whining baldly and oil was coming out of the exhaust so the car came off the road straight away. Took the turbo out and there was some play in it, so sent it away to get reconditioned.

Got it back and fitted..been testing the car this past two days and once i hit 80mph(ish) the power in the car cuts off and my accelerator does nothing for me. The car still has a small amount of power to get me by when this happens. If i switch the car off an on it is back to normal.. i cant understand why all of a sudden it is doing this.. Any ideas?

Cheers
Aaron
 
Apr 6, 2010
543
1
I would send it back again and Also try some forte advance diesel treatment with a little bit of fuel left then go on the motorway in 4th gear at about 3500rpm for 10minutes
 

Arnie-Wilson

Leon 1.9Tdi Stylance
Jan 29, 2011
163
0
Portadown, NI
I would send it back again and Also try some forte advance diesel treatment with a little bit of fuel left then go on the motorway in 4th gear at about 3500rpm for 10minutes

After a good 20mins lookings around the engine tonight i noticed one of the small pipes coming from the air box was hanging off slightly, which meant air was leaking out, so i pushed it back into position which solved the problem. Thanks anyway
 

Seatmann

Rough around the edges
Sep 16, 2010
5,568
9
Scotlanda
Yep, they're vnt turbos and rely on the vacuum system having no leaks at all, even a tiny one can cause a pile of grief.
 
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