grapegrower
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We've been on a long road trip from Oklahoma to Calgary to Vancouver and are on the way home in Idaho. The problem I'm having is with turbo boost.
Symptoms: Under load (going uphill) it acts like an old carburetor engine that surges. I've read the turbo boost while driving with the scan gauge and the boost goes on and off (sycronous with the surge). Turbo boost pressure will be from 16 to 17 then drop to 11 then go back to 16 or 17. About every 5 seconds. Seems to run good on the level or downhill. Yesterday, I lost nearly all power for about 10 to 20 miles. Scan gauge showed no boost. Made it to the next town. Switched off the engine. Restarted and van ran fine except for the surging problem. Have gone another hundred miles without the no power symptom.
I see no oil on any of the hoses around the turbo.
Any suggestions from one of you guys, please?
Won't be able to check responses until the next free wifi - Thanks in advance.
Symptoms: Under load (going uphill) it acts like an old carburetor engine that surges. I've read the turbo boost while driving with the scan gauge and the boost goes on and off (sycronous with the surge). Turbo boost pressure will be from 16 to 17 then drop to 11 then go back to 16 or 17. About every 5 seconds. Seems to run good on the level or downhill. Yesterday, I lost nearly all power for about 10 to 20 miles. Scan gauge showed no boost. Made it to the next town. Switched off the engine. Restarted and van ran fine except for the surging problem. Have gone another hundred miles without the no power symptom.
I see no oil on any of the hoses around the turbo.
Any suggestions from one of you guys, please?
Won't be able to check responses until the next free wifi - Thanks in advance.