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loss of power at half throtle 850 1998

posted by  Jay850 on  Sun Aug 24 07:06 CST 2008
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starts fine , runs smooth, little sluggish, at half throttle and beyond major power loss, if i floor it , seems like power fluctuates., but still no power. its fine as long as i drive like i dont want get anywhere. I need my turbo power back.








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loss of power at half throtle 850 1998

posted by  KlausC on  Thu Aug 28 09:42 CST 2008
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Just happened to another Bricker. The intercooler pipe that attaches to the throttle body had a crack in the accordian section. You must take off the pipe to inspect it.

Klaus
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I still miss my 164 and my 854T. Just driving a V70R :)








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loss of power at half throtle 850 1998

posted by  Jay850 on  Wed Sep 24 04:54 CST 2008
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thanx for the advice, turns out it was the mass airflow meter and the waste gate valve was a litl sticky








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loss of power at half throtle 850 1998

posted by  '91245Ti on  Sun Aug 24 17:42 CST 2008
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Check all of the rubber turbo hoses, you probably have a leak at one of them causing boost pressure to be forced out. B.G.








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loss of power at half throtle 850 1998

posted by  Jay850 on  Wed Sep 24 04:56 CST 2008
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wastegate valve was sticking and mass airflow meter needed to be replaced, thanx!







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