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Is the turbo gone? 850 1995

posted by  someone claiming to be rugburner on  Thu Aug 30 11:30 CST 2007 [RELATED]

Hi all! I have a turbo wagon with 175,000 miles and just recently I have noticed a reduction in power. The turbo gauge only reaches the white and there is no longer any whine although everything else seems to run fine. No smoke, spraying oil, weird sounds, just reduced power and the gauge not going past the white. any help on what I should be looking for? Could it be something other than the actual turbo unit? Thanks for your help








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    Is the turbo gone? 850 1995

    posted by  someone claiming to be rugburner on  Fri Aug 31 10:35 CST 2007 [RELATED]

    Thank you very much guys. That is great news. I am going to check that first thing after work today! I will let you know.








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    Is the turbo gone? 850 1995

    posted by  KlausC on  Fri Aug 31 08:55 CST 2007
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    When the turbo goes, you will definitely notice the problem: lots of smoke and oil usage. To say nothing of the noise!

    Your problem is loss of vacuum. Either a hose is cracked, or fell off. If the gauge does not get to the white, check everything under the hood and the hose by the hood release handle in the footwell.

    Klaus
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    Please answer, we need to know if the advice is good or bad. The 164 has a new home, all I am left with are 2 turbos :)








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      Is the turbo gone? 850 1995

      posted by  jean-philippe gauthier on  Tue Sep 11 19:09 CST 2007
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      i had this problem one day. It was just me who didnt reconnect the vastegate solenoid valve. It is located beside the lower part of the air filter. 3 little hoses are connected to it. If it is disconnected, the valve is stuck open, preventing the boost to build.

      good luck








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    Is the turbo gone? 850 1995

    posted by  dick on  Thu Aug 30 11:56 CST 2007
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    If the turbo hoses are old, they do tear and leak. First check all hoses, even the little ones.

    dick








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      Is the turbo gone? 850 1995

      posted by  someone claiming to be rugburner on  Fri Sep 14 14:03 CST 2007 [RELATED]

      Thanks for your help, I think I found the problem. The large plastic intercooler hose is crunched and split from oil and age. Just ordered from FCP groton. Hopefully that should do it. Thanks again!







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