LOSS OF POWER

2004 Vauxhall Astra 2.0 DTI
Car: Vauxhall Astra
Year: 2004
Variant: 2.0 DTI
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
HI NEED SOME ADVICE IF POSS, CAR SEEMS TO LOSE POWER RANDOMLY EVERY DAY. DONE 40K AND BEEN SERVICED EVERY 10K. OCCURS IN EVERY GEAR AT ANY REVS/SPEED, BASICALLY - WEN IT FEELS LIKE IT!!. IVE CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER AN RUN THE TANK DOWN THINKIN IT MAY HAVE BEEN SOME DODGY FUEL... REFUELED AN SEEMED TO HAV CURED IT, BUT NO, BACK TO SQUARE 1. WEN THE POWER GOES IT FEELS LIKE IM PULLIN A TANK FOR ROUGHLY 1 - 2 SECONDS AND THEN COMES BACK TO LIFE. THE TURBO FEELS A BIT TIRED 2, SO NOT SURE IF IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT. ANY SUGGESTIONS, MY HEAD IS GETTIN A LITTLE SORE FROM ALL THE SCRATCHIN!! CHEERS.
Problem added: Jul 2, 2008 (15 years ago)
marcus1981

Points: 2
Hi there. This fault could be linked to your turbo but have seen this one havine problems with the E.G.R. vavle try cleaning it out with carb cleaner or soaking it with something that can remove the carbon build up
Answered Jul 5, 2008 (15 years ago)
tamd

Points: 2
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