For some time I have felt that the turbo hasn't been working all of the time, causing me to change down on the slightest incline and having no power when trying to accelerate. a couple of weeks ago I took it to my local trusty garage who found a loose clip on an intercooler, which they tightened. Following a smoke test and a test drive they proclaimed it satisfactory.
When I collected it I wasn't particularly impressed but I wondered if I was imagining what it used to be like. However, other things got in the way and it was only today that I managed a decent run. It barely accelerated up a slip road on to a dual carriageway and I could only just get up to 60mph going down a gentle slope. I called in at the garage and they have suggested fitting a new fuel filter: this one has done 10k miles in 4y.
As I left the garage the engine roared and pulled like an express train: it climbed that gentle slope at 62mph and kept accelerating happily. All the way home it felt like my old van.
My son has suggested it's my fault for using cheap diesel and I should let the tank run almost empty then fill with "decent" fuel (plus some Redex).
Any thoughts please?
TIA - Gordon
The garage is looking to source a new filter and find time to fit it before I head to the Lake District on 1 March.
When I collected it I wasn't particularly impressed but I wondered if I was imagining what it used to be like. However, other things got in the way and it was only today that I managed a decent run. It barely accelerated up a slip road on to a dual carriageway and I could only just get up to 60mph going down a gentle slope. I called in at the garage and they have suggested fitting a new fuel filter: this one has done 10k miles in 4y.
As I left the garage the engine roared and pulled like an express train: it climbed that gentle slope at 62mph and kept accelerating happily. All the way home it felt like my old van.
My son has suggested it's my fault for using cheap diesel and I should let the tank run almost empty then fill with "decent" fuel (plus some Redex).
Any thoughts please?
TIA - Gordon
The garage is looking to source a new filter and find time to fit it before I head to the Lake District on 1 March.