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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Rmachines on 28 April 2008, 23:45

Title: so... my bro got his TDI
Post by: Rmachines on 28 April 2008, 23:45

Wow they pull realy well i like it  :grin:

anyway.. It had a little accident damage but with the help of my GTI being broken its looking realy tidy!

Now he has a problem and im sure some one here will know as i have heard of it before.

At full boost at 85mph ish the turbo will cut and go into "limp mode" untill the engine is turned off and back on,  What is the cause of this?   Could it be a whole host of sensors/faults or is there a comon cause we could look at first.

Cheers.  :grin:

Title: Re: so... my bro got his TDI
Post by: Rmachines on 29 April 2008, 22:54

Any ideas what it could be?  Had i drive in it today and its realy slow when its in limp mode!

Title: Re: so... my bro got his TDI
Post by: Llewellyn on 29 April 2008, 23:36

My mum's Audi A2 has this problem, has been diagnosed as the turbo being sooted up apparently, and the the variable veins then cant react quick enough, thus over boosting and the ECU cr*pping itself and shutting the turbo off. was told it was a common fault, but thats all i know.

Havent fixed ours yet

Title: Re: so... my bro got his TDI
Post by: Pete Taylor on 30 April 2008, 23:42

intermittant crank or cam sensor fault probably

Title: Re: so... my bro got his TDI
Post by: salsheikh on 01 May 2008, 12:46

speak to gavin at the dervdocotor.co.uk or try on vwdiesel.net forum. bunch of very helpful diesel nutters.