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Down on power

I purhased a 2002 Peugeot 307 HDI last October. I bought it in Coventry and it ran well to my home town in South Wales.

The car has been left standing for sometime and now I have started using it, but it lacks power compared to my last drive, although no warning lights are displayed.

Asked on 20 April 2011 by roadster007

Answered by Honest John
The turbo bearing is probably gummed up and stuck.

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