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    was this limp mode?

    i've heard so much of this dreaded topic... and i think i might have finally experiecened it tonight. i was trying to pass someone in 4th so i shifted down into 3rd and and i had my foot on the gas there was a sudden "slip" or like loss of power. almost as if i were in the wrong gear. i noticed at the next set of lights that i had a bit of power in first but 2nd and 3rd were just terrible!! any way i pulled over turned the car off for about a minute, and every thing seemed fine after that. was this limp mode?
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    Re: was this limp mode?

    Sounds like it my friend. When you cycle the key you reset everything as it goes through a "self check" of all the sensors ect... It could have been a "sporatic" fault. Did your engine light come on?
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      Re: was this limp mode?

      Originally posted by Volkstech
      Sounds like it my friend. When you cycle the key you reset everything as it goes through a "self check" of all the sensors ect... It could have been a "sporatic" fault. Did your engine light come on?
      nope no engine light, it just scared the sh!t outta me

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        Re: was this limp mode?

        Although you didn't throw a CEL I bet it threw a intermittant boost pressure or similar code. I had limp mode a couple times and it was from a couple different things like altitude, temp etc Do you ahve a boost gauge? if so what are you spiking too? I would get a boost valve if you are spiking over 20psi as I think that is what killed my turbo.
        Name: Brent
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          Re: was this limp mode?

          i have a gauge its just not completly installed yet

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            Re: was this limp mode?

            Well since I owe you I could help you install it
            Name: Brent
            His: '04 TDI Golf Mods: None If it's smoken it ain't broken
            Family: '15 Jetta Sportwagon
            Fun car: '92 Blue Karmann Crabby Cabby Mods: Coils, front and rear swaybars, LED interior lights and some other old things.

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