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No power after new turbo fitted
I have a 2003 Ford Focus 1.8 diesel 115 and a few weeks ago the turbo went on it. I had a recon turbo fitted by my local mechanic, he also cleaned out the intercooler, pipes, sump etc. However, upon starting car after the new turbo was fitted, I found it would not rev over 2000rpm. No fault codes, no limp mode, no warning lights.
The mechanic let it tick over for a while and tried it again and it then drove better. Was very smokey and flat until the turbo kicked in then off it went like a rocket with smoke to match. Tried it again the following day and it was back to not revving again. Any idea what's wrong?
The mechanic let it tick over for a while and tried it again and it then drove better. Was very smokey and flat until the turbo kicked in then off it went like a rocket with smoke to match. Tried it again the following day and it was back to not revving again. Any idea what's wrong?
Asked on 26 March 2015 by james hornsey
Answered by
Alan Ross
What colour smoke is it?
Black -means air to fuel ratio imbalance. Either too much fuel being delivered or not enough clean air. (faulty Injectors/Faulty Injector pump/dirty air cleaner/Turbo or intercooler)
White - means that the fuel being injected is not being burnt correctly (smoke will burn your eyes) (pump timing out/fuel starvation to the pump causing the pumps timing not to operate correctly/low engine compression)
Blue- means engine is burning oil. (worn cylinders/piston rings/faulty valves or valve stems seals/faulty injector pump/lift pump allowing engine oil to be mixed with the fuel).
If it was one of the sensors then would have assumed that a diagnostic would have shown up as a fault code.
Black -means air to fuel ratio imbalance. Either too much fuel being delivered or not enough clean air. (faulty Injectors/Faulty Injector pump/dirty air cleaner/Turbo or intercooler)
White - means that the fuel being injected is not being burnt correctly (smoke will burn your eyes) (pump timing out/fuel starvation to the pump causing the pumps timing not to operate correctly/low engine compression)
Blue- means engine is burning oil. (worn cylinders/piston rings/faulty valves or valve stems seals/faulty injector pump/lift pump allowing engine oil to be mixed with the fuel).
If it was one of the sensors then would have assumed that a diagnostic would have shown up as a fault code.
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