The car is an early 99 Jetta TDI 5 speed standard with 225,000 km on a
1.9 1Z engine. Works great until cruising up a steep hill, and the turbo seems to cut out completely.Back on the level, there is apparently no turbo assist until the engine is shut down and restarted. It then works normally until trying the hill again.
The intake system and intercooler have just recently been cleaned of carbon and guck - and there was a lot in there.
Any thoughts?
How the hell can anyone "cruise" up a steep hill is what I would like to know? Trade it in for Jeep CJ. YJ or TJ and the you can climb that hill!!! :-)
It's going into limp mode because of an engine management problem. There will be codes logged in the ECU that can help diagnose the problem. Do a search here :
Thanks, Alec.
Jack
Alec wrote:
update: I put a can of TECHRON in the tank and administered SEAFOAM via a vacuum line. "Fritz" is running much better now! df
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