Had the car a couple of weeks now and I'm working my way through various niggles (my last post was regarding the key refusing to do anything but that seems to have sorted itself out).
So, next in the queue...
I had an occasional engine light linked to O2 censors after the previous owner fitted 200 cell cats and a sports exhaust (manufacturer unknown - I really should find out!) - I had this booked into my local Indy to sort on the day I bought the car but had to wait as they're rather busy. I used the car for a week, getting used to it but a weird issue raised its head - when first started and within a few minutes everything is fine, boosts normally etc. After getting the car to temp and giving it some real throttle it's seems to boost up to around 0.4 bar then won't build any higher - at around 3000rpm when it's usually starting to really fly the engine seems strangled and really struggles to rev over 5000rpm.
If the car is stopped and the key removed for a minute or so it's perfectly fine on re-start. Eager to rev, boost up past 0.6 bar and the occasional overboost arrow on the dial when in sport mode. Just what a Turbo should be like.....and then it drops into what feels like a limp mode again, refusing to boost over 0.4 bar :sad:
Now, the cars been into the Indy, new tyres and 02 censors, faults checked and cleared and ready to go.
It was great.
For 5 minutes then the boost fault reappeared.
It's been back to the Indy again - they've been great, fitting me in even though they're very busy and the cars been on numerous test drives. It's had a good going over and they discovered an issue with one of the turbo actuators - it was stripped, greased and tested and everything worked great.
Until today, car warmed up, throttle to the floor entering a dual carriageway in second gear and it's happened again :x :x :x
I'm about to ring them and get it in again but there are no fault codes, no engine lights and I'm not really sure what else they could check.
Any ideas folks?
Last time I spoke to the mechanic we covered many possibilities and boost leaks were mentioned with a smoke test but I'm not sure if it was actually carried out or was left as the car felt fine after work to the actuators.
Thanks for any help or pointers.
So, next in the queue...
I had an occasional engine light linked to O2 censors after the previous owner fitted 200 cell cats and a sports exhaust (manufacturer unknown - I really should find out!) - I had this booked into my local Indy to sort on the day I bought the car but had to wait as they're rather busy. I used the car for a week, getting used to it but a weird issue raised its head - when first started and within a few minutes everything is fine, boosts normally etc. After getting the car to temp and giving it some real throttle it's seems to boost up to around 0.4 bar then won't build any higher - at around 3000rpm when it's usually starting to really fly the engine seems strangled and really struggles to rev over 5000rpm.
If the car is stopped and the key removed for a minute or so it's perfectly fine on re-start. Eager to rev, boost up past 0.6 bar and the occasional overboost arrow on the dial when in sport mode. Just what a Turbo should be like.....and then it drops into what feels like a limp mode again, refusing to boost over 0.4 bar :sad:
Now, the cars been into the Indy, new tyres and 02 censors, faults checked and cleared and ready to go.
It was great.
For 5 minutes then the boost fault reappeared.
It's been back to the Indy again - they've been great, fitting me in even though they're very busy and the cars been on numerous test drives. It's had a good going over and they discovered an issue with one of the turbo actuators - it was stripped, greased and tested and everything worked great.
Until today, car warmed up, throttle to the floor entering a dual carriageway in second gear and it's happened again :x :x :x
I'm about to ring them and get it in again but there are no fault codes, no engine lights and I'm not really sure what else they could check.
Any ideas folks?
Last time I spoke to the mechanic we covered many possibilities and boost leaks were mentioned with a smoke test but I'm not sure if it was actually carried out or was left as the car felt fine after work to the actuators.
Thanks for any help or pointers.