Loss of power

[rich-m]

Hi all,

I could really do with some help on this, I'm not very technical and this small problem is turning into a hugh cost.

My Golf has a loss of power caused by the turbo (faulty actuator? I have bene told) and the specialist I went to have said it needs to be stripped down and sent away for the nozzels to be cleaned.  At a cost of about £400. (help)

No-one I speak to has heard of this needing to be done and I'm at a loss whether to tell them to get it done or not. Are any other options at all for me look at, has anyone an experience of this?

Any help would be really appreciated, I'm really stuck!

[rich-m]

Well, I'm off back to the garage first thing and i need to know if im telling them to send the turbo away for this nozzel/carbon clean or not.

Its quite a costly decision if i say yes, and looking on other forums it seems it could be anything but mainly points to the actuator!

Would you sugges i get the turbo sent away and cleaned or save some hugh cash and get some further diagnosing done?

cheers

[ben_n_katie]

Hi Rich,

Ive never ever ever heard of that on any car.

I would suggest temp sensor as not a bad job.

As for the turbo and Actuator. I would leave turbo.

Take act off and see if you can free it up. If not you can get act's quite cheap. If that works then everyone is happy.

Where abouts are you?

Ben

[rich-m]

Ben, firstly, thanks for your reply, its posts like yours that are going to save me a packet other than rushing into it and saying to a garage 'yeah, send the turbo away etc etc'.

I have been told its one or the other, they said it was a carbon build up in the actuator or the turbo nozzels and they need cleaning.  Whatever they did with this hand vacuum on the actuator made it better, so like you say, it needs taking off and or replacing.  Are they defo available as a spare part?

It seems ridiculous to me that VW produce a part that when it gets 'dirty' then its going to cost £500 to clean.  Serioulsy, what kind of an outfit are they? 

I've had it with VW after this, my Golf has cost me so much in repairs, its becoming a joke.

I'm based in Staffordshire.

Cheers mate.

[saul79]

what ever you do dont send the nozzels off(rip off and dont need doing ) . for the actuator tap it with a 1/2 " extension bar this some times frees them off . get this months golf+ theres a section in it about ur problem hope this helps

[rich-m]

I have spoke to VW customer care today and they have said that if I get it diagnosed at a dealer (not cheap) then they will open a case ref and if it is a new turbo needed then they will look at it in terms of cost.

I could do without taking it to a dealer and paying nearly a ton for em to diagnose it for them then to say, 'no sorry, we're not paying'?

Has anyone had any experience with them paying up for this either in part of full or is it very unlikely?

[saul79]

depends on the year off the car -you can get goodwill where  the dealer will pay upto so much towards the bill and you pay the rest -but there is t&c's for this like regular servicing

[rich-m]

Does anyone know of the part no for an actuator for a 150pd?

I have had my golf diagnosed using the VAGCOM and it hasnt shown anything up to make the mechanic think that the variable veins would need cleaning and it might be a hugh waste of money.  He could see the actuator on the official vw parts list but couldnt see a parts no for it.

If anyone could help then thanks.

Rich