golf mk4 loss of power... help please

**tannerzxr** · 13-07-2007,02:38 PM

you will of heard it before as i have read on here before but i just need someone with experience to back my decision or oppose it. its a gt tdi 150 , iv had the turbo cut out then be ok once i re start the car so i thought it must be electronic as the tubo obviously hadnt seized. it also feels a little sluggish.
i took it to vw garage near mine and they put it on the diagnostic and said nothing showed up. surely even if my car had had the turbo cut out just once it should have been recorded on the ecu history. they said there was nothing.
i noticed them maf sensors are notorious so i think ill chance it and see if my car benefits is there anything else i can do. what benefit does disconnecting the battery for 20 mins have.
id really appreciate it if some one could offer me som help or suggestions.

**Eshrules** · 13-07-2007,02:44 PM

try using the search function ^^^ its your friend

there are 101 different threads on this subject, which will contain your answer if you read through them.

also, PLEASE stop posting the same subject in a different thread, you're cluttering up the forum.

**tannerzxr** · 15-07-2007,12:29 PM

excuse me i have only posted 4 times. hardly cluttering the website. i thought the idea was for people to share experiences. i was asking for a quick bit of advice t make sure i didnt waste my money not a lecture off you love.

**Stevef.** · 15-07-2007,09:21 PM

If its only happened once and the cars running ok I wouldnt bother going and buying anything. You may aswell wait and see if it starts happening more often first.

**tannerzxr** · 16-07-2007,12:28 PM

its happened 4-5 times in the last 2 months. it just doesnt feel like there is enough boost. im told it should be quick and it feels flat to me. local vw place said the turbo is fine including hoses etc. when in 3/4th gear when in the higher end of the turbo range it really make a hissing noise louder than i would expect. its really beginning to annoy now as i swapped my audi which was fine for this and i am dissapointed with it.

**Sam** · 16-07-2007,01:44 PM

Before this degenerates into full scale war I'd just like to add the following;

In this thread here (click me) you asked for advice on a recon turbo. You were given a few links but you never posted back with your findings so noone knew what, if anything, happened.

In this post here (click me) you asked for advice on making your car that little bit quicker because your turbo was on its way out. You got some good advice but again, you never posted back with your findings so again, noone knew what, if anything, happened.

Finally, in this current post you're asking for advice on replacing the MAF sensor. The FAQ in eshrules's signature, while not completely obvious (I'm sure he'll revise it to a more catchy title

) details common problems with the Golf and their solutions.

What he was trying to do was to help you by asking you to keep everything in one place. It looks as though you're still chasing the same problem but now anyone wanting to help you has to search for all your previous posts to get a picture of what is going on. Obviously if you're new to the forum (and to forums in general) your desire for help is understandable, noone wants a broken car.

Finally, with regards to your comments in post 3, eshrules's name is Carl (also in his signature), Carl is a man's name, so I'm not sure he's a "love".

Shall we get back to the problem in hand?

Perhaps you could update each of the above posts (in this post here) with what you found and then we can begin to piece together the car's fault history and any action you may (or may not) have taken so far.

**jzink** · 01-09-2007,08:58 PM

Originally Posted by tannerzxr

you will of heard it before as i have read on here before but i just need someone with experience to back my decision or oppose it. its a gt tdi 150 , iv had the turbo cut out then be ok once i re start the car so i thought it must be electronic as the tubo obviously hadnt seized. it also feels a little sluggish.
i took it to vw garage near mine and they put it on the diagnostic and said nothing showed up. surely even if my car had had the turbo cut out just once it should have been recorded on the ecu history. they said there was nothing.
i noticed them maf sensors are notorious so i think ill chance it and see if my car benefits is there anything else i can do. what benefit does disconnecting the battery for 20 mins have.
id really appreciate it if some one could offer me som help or suggestions.

could be ECU or fuel starvation

**tannerzxr** · 03-09-2007,12:39 PM

has any one got any experience of this my turbo doesnt sound right and a sticking van sounds likely, but would that be because of an over boost. thanks for the reply.
ive got my car to book in for having turbo taken off and checked. bl00dy car
any suggestions welcome.