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Vauxhall Combo 1.3 CDTI 2008 intermittent lack of power when accelerating

2.2K views 5 replies 2 participants last post by  Meganonahill  
#1 ·
Hey everyone 👋🏻.

Has anyone else experienced lack of power when trying to accelerate, like you'll have your foot down and it won't go past 20/30mph? It doesn't happen all the time, it's intermittent. I thought fixing my leak on my diesel filter would of been the fix to this problem but it hasn't seemed to. I've had a recent EGR valve clean, oil and fuel filter change. A new MAF sensor. I have no codes on my dash so it's really frustrating me. I can't work it out. If anyone has any suggestions or experienced the same I'd be most grateful for your help. Thank you 😊
 
#2 ·
Can't guess it better so the next sensible step is to connect it to suitable diagnostic equipment to see if there any stored fault codes. Then continue the diagnostic process by looking at live data to see what is happening.
 
#3 ·
But if you like guesses I would be checking the turbo actuator rod is free to move and not partially seized, which is not uncommon on the 1.3 diesel.
 
#5 ·
So just how recent was your "recent egr valve clean" then?