my car has ED

[James]

So as I mentioned in a couple other threads, my car has been hitting limp mode. on friday I was on my way out to the mountains when I hit limp-mode near coach hill road..I pulled over and restarted the car which has fixed the problem in the past.

This time, it fixed the problem, but threw a CEL. I went back to northland and they scanned it and said the turbo was 'irregularly boosting'.

So today, my car is in for service. They reccomended that they flush the fuel lines (costing me $550)...i dont see how any of this crap directly relates to the problem however..Maybe dave or someone more technically inclined can let me know if im gettin scammed?

they said if it doesnt fix the problem ,it could be the turbo...so if thats the case one of Mr.EUTuning's big diesel turbos may come into play haha

[stefan]

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sounds very simmilar to the last moments of my turbo's life. same place on crowchild every morning for a week, limp mode kicked in. same error too, if i remember correctly. They de-carboned everything, then determined it was indeed the turbo.

[Stonewall]

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Also sounds like the end of my turbos life, I would test the vnt arm though and see if it is sticking.

[Boy Racer]

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they said if it doesnt fix the problem ,it could be the turbo...so if thats the case one of Mr.EUTuning's big diesel turbos may come into play haha

Yeah, lets do it!!!!

[dirk_diggler]

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So as I mentioned in a couple other threads been hitting limp mode.

dude limp more is never good

[James]

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**** around...theres only 108k on my car

Mmm, well...tradin' it in is sounding real purdy

[VAG_Tech]

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What was the code or codes it threw?

[James]

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the code mentioned on the work sheet was P2034 - exceeded boost something-or-other

[James]

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So..........Turbo has been doing alright incase anyone was curious but now i have a whole plethera of other issues that keep coming up. Im on the brink of going to get a new GTI but at the rate my current VW is falling apart im having trouble convincing even myself that its a good idea.

-Door ajar light coming on and off at its leisure. At first quite uncommonly, now every day its on, then off, then flashing, then off...im guessing a problem with a sensor or something like that. The bad part about that is that the interior lights go on and off as if the door is actually being opened (the 2 lights in the rear (which I turned off) and the little ones in the door-cards in the front doors which ive since disconnected)

-More recently (and very likely caused by the above problem) my f**king alarm has been going off once and awhile for no reason what-so-ever...happened 4 times on friday night between like 2 and 5am...I was about to drive the damn thing into the river at that point...its been happening while my girlfriend has the car at work and I suspect its happening more than I know cause once and awhile I go to start the car it struggles to turn over (low battery i guess?)

I would imagine troubleshooting an electrical problem with a car can be a very costly thing so Im hoping to have some feedback here before i bring the car in and see what they say..otherwise I'm goin Jap LOL

[James]

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did some searching on vortex, seems like it might be some microswitch in the trunk?
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=945378

[bart]

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getting limp mode usually means you are boosting then the map sensor can read... so 22psi your turbo was hitting, which if it continues it will definately die

btw, no need to pull over to reset limp mode

[James]

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? Limp mode for me is my turbo just NOT working, how do you reset it while driving? Cause I was going up a hill last time and I couldnt accelerate and had alot of trouble maintaining speed until i pulled over and shut the car off

[Hardy_Boy]

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? Limp mode for me is my turbo just NOT working, how do you reset it while driving? Cause I was going up a hill last time and I couldnt accelerate and had alot of trouble maintaining speed until i pulled over and shut the car off

i think what bart is refering to is turning off the car and putting the key in the "on" position. then popping your clutch, causeing the car to turn over

[James]

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ahhhh, i read you....either way, I shouldnt ahve to f**k around like that haha

[bart]

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yes thats limp, basically turbo is greatly detuned. it hits max 6psi in 4th and 5th gears. it would be much much slower if it were competely turned off lol.