MN_TDI_Transplant
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Background:
I bought my 2000 golf TDI a little less then a year ago with about 92000 miles on the odm. I drove it to and from work, about 20 miles each way via highway. I noticed that traveling at about 85mph or about 3200 RPM that the car felt like it hit a STRONG head wind, became very sluggish and had a hard time getting back up to speed. Exiting the free way i could tell that the turbo wasn't spooling up at all. If I were to pull over and turn off the car for about 5 secs and start it again the turbo was back and everything was fine until I reached 85mph or about 3200PRM. This lead me to believe that the MAF or ERG was malfunctioning since A.) The problem disappeared when I turned off the car then started it. and B.) It only occurred at 3200RPM going 85 with increased air flow, not at 3200 at 45 in 3rd for instance. It didn't really bother me too much, since it was rare that i reached 85. It was something I was going to get around to eventually....
Current problem:
But since I bottomed out on a railroad crossing and cracked my oil pan, broke the passenger motor mount, some pulleys, and the shroud fan, my turbo seems to be MIA for the most part. I can hear it spooling at about 2400-2500 but it doesn't provide much boost at those RPMs. It was previously spooling at 1900. I had a local German auto mechanic fix everything that was broken since it was beyond my tools and time, I trust him with my car, he tells the truth and is very fair. I'm really at loss at what could be the problem. I'm sure that my intake needs to be cleaned, but I was thinking that maybe the hard jar of the oil pan hitting the ground could have knocked some crud lose... I'm not sure.
Has any one had similar turbo troubles sans the cracked oil pan/motor mounts etc etc.. Any ideas or testing procedures would be excellent!
I should add that there has been and intermittent check engine light from the start, only after being on the road for a minute or two. Now it seems the light comes on a couple blocks after I start going.
And I also need to get a skid plate. I don't know it it could have completely avoided rail road incident, but i think it might have lessened the damage...
I bought my 2000 golf TDI a little less then a year ago with about 92000 miles on the odm. I drove it to and from work, about 20 miles each way via highway. I noticed that traveling at about 85mph or about 3200 RPM that the car felt like it hit a STRONG head wind, became very sluggish and had a hard time getting back up to speed. Exiting the free way i could tell that the turbo wasn't spooling up at all. If I were to pull over and turn off the car for about 5 secs and start it again the turbo was back and everything was fine until I reached 85mph or about 3200PRM. This lead me to believe that the MAF or ERG was malfunctioning since A.) The problem disappeared when I turned off the car then started it. and B.) It only occurred at 3200RPM going 85 with increased air flow, not at 3200 at 45 in 3rd for instance. It didn't really bother me too much, since it was rare that i reached 85. It was something I was going to get around to eventually....
Current problem:
But since I bottomed out on a railroad crossing and cracked my oil pan, broke the passenger motor mount, some pulleys, and the shroud fan, my turbo seems to be MIA for the most part. I can hear it spooling at about 2400-2500 but it doesn't provide much boost at those RPMs. It was previously spooling at 1900. I had a local German auto mechanic fix everything that was broken since it was beyond my tools and time, I trust him with my car, he tells the truth and is very fair. I'm really at loss at what could be the problem. I'm sure that my intake needs to be cleaned, but I was thinking that maybe the hard jar of the oil pan hitting the ground could have knocked some crud lose... I'm not sure.
Has any one had similar turbo troubles sans the cracked oil pan/motor mounts etc etc.. Any ideas or testing procedures would be excellent!
I should add that there has been and intermittent check engine light from the start, only after being on the road for a minute or two. Now it seems the light comes on a couple blocks after I start going.
And I also need to get a skid plate. I don't know it it could have completely avoided rail road incident, but i think it might have lessened the damage...