*** is "Limp Mode"?
After reading every quote on this thread, I believe I need to raid my Pooky's cupboard and run out into the garage w/ the EZ-Off.
This is what I've done:
-New fuel filter;
-New MAF (probably didn't need to do this);
-New air cleaner;
-Intake is clear;
-No snow screen;
This is what it does (still);
-Runs ok up to around 60-70 mph;
-Runs out of snot in 4th & 5th gear (can't get it over 80mph);
-Seems to want to speed up when floored, but slows quickly, then speeds up, then slows again... almost like I'm pressing and letting up on the pedal;
Wondering if I am having vacuum proglems? *** is "N75", and where is it?
Wondering if anything else is clogged? Intercooler? With what would it be clogged?
Seems that the cruise isn't holding it at a steady speed going up a hill. I might lose about 5mph now. Never did before. As recently as 20K miles ago (less than 1 year) it would run like a raped ape through the mountains in PA w/ NO PROBLEMS! Routinely hitting over 100mph (I know I'm a bad boy), but from 80 mph to 100 mph, it would just take off like a little devil, now it runs like it doesn't want to go past 3000 rpm in 4th, won't even come close to that in 5th, but it WILL run up to 4000rpm in 1st, 2nd, and almost 3rd.
Go figure... Does anybody have any suggestions on what to do next?
Oh yearh, I should update my signature. I have a 2003 Jetta GLS, no mods, EGR is hooked-up, and everything has been meticuously maintained since I bought the car w/ 100K miles on it. It now has 160K miles ( 60K miles in 2 years). This problem has only really come about since the last 3 months, maybe less, maybe more; at least since the beginning of summer.
The car doesn't get driven a lot, but I do try to clean it out from time to time. It doesn't get driven like it did this past year. I drive only about 40 miles/day since the last 12 months. So most of the hard 60K miles were in the first year of ownership when I was driving long distances for trail running events in WV and VA from Michigan. Could all of this nonesense just be a cause of me gaining weight and not running any more trail runs and being able to clean it out on 600 mile trips averaging 80mph? Do I really need to drive this little POS that fast? My Dad just sold his '01 jetta tdi w/ 353K miles on it and he had no problems w/ his car; definitely no turbo lag problems, no 'Limp Mode' problems.
Any help/insight would be appreciated, as would insults, questions, and naked pics of your old girlfriends.
-Mike in Michigan