Ga73 Posted June 20, 2009 Report Posted June 20, 2009 Hi, Well back from my hols in yorkshire and the 120 mile drive was a nightmare! the car (alhambra 99 year tdi) was fine for a few minutes then had no acceleration (as if no turbo) and wouldnt go past 60 mph...also no power when going up hills..... Turn the engine off..start it again and hey presto turbo back on for a few minutes then same symptoms again.... does anyone have any idea whats happened.... we did get home eventually but took a long time getting there an back at approx 55 miles an hour !! Many thanks Gary Quote
Scorpiorefugee Posted June 20, 2009 Report Posted June 20, 2009 (edited) Lots of possible causes so your first move should be to get the error codes read and the cheapest way to do that is to borrow or buy a VAG com interface and laptop. You can buy one for less than Edited June 20, 2009 by Scorpiorefugee Quote
gregers Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 possible the maf.but as said get the error codes read 1st. Quote
Ga73 Posted June 21, 2009 Author Report Posted June 21, 2009 (edited) Thanks for the replies, I will get a code reader but unfortunately only a pc and no laptop so a little complicated, one for the future i guess. Just a thought dont know if this could be a cause, at the bottom of the radiator (offside side) theres a pipe which has a small tear in it, when i ran my finger over it it looked more like gearbox oil than engine oil...the fault only develops in 5th gear...what im thinking is the gearbox oil is slowly leaking (very slowly!!) and has now come to the point its too low causing the car to go into a sort of emergency mode...although i could be talking rubbish does anyone think this is possible?? By the way the gearbox is manual and not automatic. I will be replacing the pipe and checking the oil next weekend as work commitments stop me from doing it sooner, and a final thing, would removing the battery leads reset any fault codes or would they still be stored? Thanks for all your help Gary Edited June 21, 2009 by Ga73 Quote
Scorpiorefugee Posted June 21, 2009 Report Posted June 21, 2009 You can get a long lead and get your computer as close as possible to the car and, yes, removing the battery will lose the codes. If you are getting a VAG com, make sure you get one with a compatible computer connection. Your split pipe could be an intercooler pipe and that area can get pretty gooey on older vehicles and could be part of your problem but I would have thought unlikely unless it is really gooed and then you do have a problem. Quote
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