[Vwdiesel] No power TDI

[Nate Wall]

<<<<I installed the new filter and will be looking at pulling the manifold
to clean out any EGR junk.  I do notice it has lost some pep since new
and this is likely the reason.>>>>

There's lots of talk on Fred's TDI Forum about this. Appears the intercooler
gets clogged from EGR and breather fumes (there's even a debate about which
is worse, and about plugging the EGR and running draft tubes--Love that
group), and there is a detailed IC cleaning procedure to restore
performance. Check it out.

--Nate

Tawnya & Sheldon Walsh wrote:

> Thanks for all the help,  I fired it up this morning to drive to VW for
> another $63.00 fuel filter OUCH!(anyone switched to Racor?) and the
> power is back to normal.  The Service guy said it sounds like MAF but
> light on dash should have come on.  He put "contact enhancer" on the MAF
> contacts.  Apparently the bubbles in the fuel line are not an issue.
>
> They had heard of wastegate not opening creating too high boost problems
> but not a case where the waste gate is staying open and creating no
> boost.
>
> I installed the new filter and will be looking at pulling the manifold
> to clean out any EGR junk.  I do notice it has lost some pep since new
> and this is likely the reason.
>
> I will let you all know what I find
>
> Thanks
>
> Sheldon Walsh
> 99 Jetta A4 TDI
> 86 Land Cruiser BJ 70
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Anton Largiader [mailto:largiader at worldlynx.net]
> > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 5:22 AM
> > To: Tawnya & Sheldon Walsh
> > Cc: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> > Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] No power TDI
> >
> > Did you try re-starting the engine?  This sounds very much like the
> sticking
> > wastegate (or EGR? I forget) solenoid, and most people find that the
> car
> > will behave normally on next startup.  This happened to me; I read a
> fault
> > code saying something about incorrect air pressure, and the problem
> never
> > resurfaced again.  See if this is the problem and we can take it from
> there.
> >
> > There's a thread (or twenty) on Fred's TDI forum about this.  Also
> there's
> > a
> > TDI-specific list.
> >
> > www.tdiclub.com
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vw-tdi/
> >
> >
> >
> > ==============================================
> > Anton Largiader, Chester Springs, PA
> > '94 K75RT, '93 R100GSPD,  '94 R1100RSA, '98 Jetta TDI
> > largiader at worldlynx.net   http://members.aol.com/alargiader/
> > ==============================================
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tawnya & Sheldon Walsh" <stwalsh at uniserve.com>
> >
> > > Help!  On my way home from work today I lost all the pep in my 99 A4
> > > Jetta TDI.  It was all I could do to go 110km on the flat, no wind.
> Any
> > > hills and I was doing 80 km
> > > where I was doing 110 -120kmph yesterday.  The car has 113,000km on
> > it,
> > > Delo Synth 5-40 every 8000 km.  Observations I made.  I can't hear
> > > (outside) the usual low level whistle of the turbo at idle, or when
> I
> > > rev it.  The clear fuel line on the fuel filter has lots of air
> bubbles
> > > traveling through it.  No warning lights on dash.  I am due for a
> fuel
> > > filter..could this possibly be a clogged filter issue.?
>
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