LACK OF POWER

[percypineapple]

mondeo diesel 2004, 130hp. turbo not cutting in, no power but runs as normal, just so slow acellerating. any ideas?
thanks

[shoota]

Just a thought - the mat isn't under the throttle pedal is it? Happened to me once - v. embarassing!

[percypineapple]

hi,
definetly not the mat, and the car revs instantly when you touch the throttle.

[TWR]

Pipe going to the Turbo cracked / perished causing an influx of to much air, have you noticed excessive black smoke coming out of the lately? If yes, Turbo.

[percypineapple]

hi, no smoke, but fitted a blanking plate into the evr pipe several weeks ago because car was running iffy and smoking ( sooty stuff on hard accelleration),
that cured the problem and the turbo has been working o.k. until last week.

[TWR]

You have a turbo prob Percy, is the reason you blanked off the turbo was running with less power & black smoke? thats your problem, check EBay for a replacement.

[percypineapple]

Hi All,
Had a good look at the pipes to the turbo,all seem very good, no hissing noises or signs of ware or damage. I removed the hose from the air filter to the turbo, can feel the blades, it tuns by hand, there is no sideways play, i have watched the device on the top of the turbo under the vacuum pipe, and when you throttle up it opens up accordingly. there has been no black smoke since i fitted the egr blanking plate, and the turbo worked fine for several weeks after. I am not quite sure of the workings of a turbo, but assumed that if the fan turned o.k. by hand that it should work. are there any electrical connections? any ideas?
thanks,
Percy.

[TWR]

I'll stand to be corrected Percy, the Turbo should come into play around 15 1600 revs it is powered within by the air flow + lubricated by oil, by right the Turb should be maintained by the start up of the car leave it to run for 2>>3mins for the oil to circulate and the same should be done when shutting down, the engine should switched off around 2>>3mins after the journey has ended but no-one does.