sinneD
Veteran Member
Driving home last night, I had a total of power accompanied by a high pitched whine which coincided with the speed of the engine. No clattering sounds, no grinding. I was passing a car, my speed was propably 70-75 mph.
Pedal to the floor seemed to make it worse. It would stumble and rev as I pushed the pedal but engine was sluggish. I looked in the rearview to see if I could see any smoke, sometimes I can at night through the headlights of cars behind me, but nothing was obvious.
Car ran long enough to get out of the express lanes and get over but died before I could stop. No power assist on steering or braking made for a fun time.
NO idiot lights came on. Once stopped I could not restart the vehicle, not even in limp mode. Car would turn over, and sounded 'normal' at least no unusual noises but would not run. MIL light was on.
VW Drivers Assistance actually was quite pleasant and arranged for a tow. They stayed in contact with me the whole time. Kudos to VOA for that one.
I did not have VAG-COM with me, I could not pull any codes.
Oil level seemed ok, halfway up on the hatched area. I could not see any oil near the turbo or in the belly pan. I would expect loss of oil with bad seal or blown turbo, but then again, it did not run for more than 15-20 when this happened.
I had about a 10 mile drive to get to the highway, temp needle was straight up at 190. I do not think it was fuel gelling (20 deg in chicago), i had double dosed with Diesel Kleen white bottle at last fill up.
I thought about MAF sensor, but that would not explain the high pitched whine, which was louder than than the radio. GF noticed the whine, then looked over at my paniced faced and realized something was up as I wrestled the car over to the shoulder.
Turbo issues seem to make more sense: vane actuator, blown seal, etc.
I did not have tools to check air filter to make sure there were no obstructions.
Details: 2004 Jetta TDi, 35,600miles, TDI Heater, CAT filter.
Car was a the dealer a couple of weeks ago for low coolant. They could not find a leak but noticed seepage around the TDI heater connections. They tightend the clamps and said they could not find anyhting else.
(Terry was there when I installed the heater at Lake Mills GTG in 04.I am confident that the install is good).
So the car is at the tow truck yard, will go to the dealer Friday. I have access to the car in the meantime. Panic and paranioa have set in.
Any thoughts on what happened? Blown Turbo? Blown Seal? Plugged Intake? Bad MAF? Shredded TB? N75? Open intake somewhere?
I came here to find the upgraded site which was cool and searched for a few things, but it seems that Turbo problems are more catastrophic.
Luckily, I have my PSD so at least I am with a diesel of some kind this thanksgiving.
If anyone has had anything similar happen, I would appreciate the input.
I hope everyone had a good/better Thanksgiving.
Dennis
Pedal to the floor seemed to make it worse. It would stumble and rev as I pushed the pedal but engine was sluggish. I looked in the rearview to see if I could see any smoke, sometimes I can at night through the headlights of cars behind me, but nothing was obvious.
Car ran long enough to get out of the express lanes and get over but died before I could stop. No power assist on steering or braking made for a fun time.
NO idiot lights came on. Once stopped I could not restart the vehicle, not even in limp mode. Car would turn over, and sounded 'normal' at least no unusual noises but would not run. MIL light was on.
VW Drivers Assistance actually was quite pleasant and arranged for a tow. They stayed in contact with me the whole time. Kudos to VOA for that one.
I did not have VAG-COM with me, I could not pull any codes.
Oil level seemed ok, halfway up on the hatched area. I could not see any oil near the turbo or in the belly pan. I would expect loss of oil with bad seal or blown turbo, but then again, it did not run for more than 15-20 when this happened.
I had about a 10 mile drive to get to the highway, temp needle was straight up at 190. I do not think it was fuel gelling (20 deg in chicago), i had double dosed with Diesel Kleen white bottle at last fill up.
I thought about MAF sensor, but that would not explain the high pitched whine, which was louder than than the radio. GF noticed the whine, then looked over at my paniced faced and realized something was up as I wrestled the car over to the shoulder.
Turbo issues seem to make more sense: vane actuator, blown seal, etc.
I did not have tools to check air filter to make sure there were no obstructions.
Details: 2004 Jetta TDi, 35,600miles, TDI Heater, CAT filter.
Car was a the dealer a couple of weeks ago for low coolant. They could not find a leak but noticed seepage around the TDI heater connections. They tightend the clamps and said they could not find anyhting else.
(Terry was there when I installed the heater at Lake Mills GTG in 04.I am confident that the install is good).
So the car is at the tow truck yard, will go to the dealer Friday. I have access to the car in the meantime. Panic and paranioa have set in.
Any thoughts on what happened? Blown Turbo? Blown Seal? Plugged Intake? Bad MAF? Shredded TB? N75? Open intake somewhere?
I came here to find the upgraded site which was cool and searched for a few things, but it seems that Turbo problems are more catastrophic.
Luckily, I have my PSD so at least I am with a diesel of some kind this thanksgiving.
If anyone has had anything similar happen, I would appreciate the input.
I hope everyone had a good/better Thanksgiving.
Dennis