Hi guys.
Now that I've had a few days to get to know my car, I've noticed a few things about it that are bothering me a bit.
Firstly, the steering wheel isn't central, the car pulls to the left a bit, and it sometimes pulls to one side under hard braking. Could all these issues be fixed by getting the tracking looked at?
The next thing is what I consider to be "excessive turbo lag". I'll describe it:
2000 rpm, speed steady. Put foot down. Nothing for about 1 second, then the torque comes in and it accelerates.
3000 rpm, as above, but the lag is only about 1/2 second this time.
At 3000 rpm the turbo should be up to speed and I should be "sitting on the turbo"; in other words, putting my foot down should give an instant response. But no, I still get a 1/2 sec delay.
I can also hear a faint turbo whine, which seems to be a little louder on the overrun. I actually like the sound of it, but at the same time it does concern me.
Is this "lag" and whine normal, or do I have a turbo problem, or does this sound more like a fuel filter replacement job? Please say I don't have a turbo problem! It is not smoking at all even when cold.
There are no problems with the torque/power once it gets going, as a matter of fact I am going to have to change my driving style because I have nearly come a cropper a couple of times - it does shift! B)
Cheers.
Now that I've had a few days to get to know my car, I've noticed a few things about it that are bothering me a bit.
Firstly, the steering wheel isn't central, the car pulls to the left a bit, and it sometimes pulls to one side under hard braking. Could all these issues be fixed by getting the tracking looked at?
The next thing is what I consider to be "excessive turbo lag". I'll describe it:
2000 rpm, speed steady. Put foot down. Nothing for about 1 second, then the torque comes in and it accelerates.
3000 rpm, as above, but the lag is only about 1/2 second this time.
At 3000 rpm the turbo should be up to speed and I should be "sitting on the turbo"; in other words, putting my foot down should give an instant response. But no, I still get a 1/2 sec delay.
I can also hear a faint turbo whine, which seems to be a little louder on the overrun. I actually like the sound of it, but at the same time it does concern me.
Is this "lag" and whine normal, or do I have a turbo problem, or does this sound more like a fuel filter replacement job? Please say I don't have a turbo problem! It is not smoking at all even when cold.
There are no problems with the torque/power once it gets going, as a matter of fact I am going to have to change my driving style because I have nearly come a cropper a couple of times - it does shift! B)
Cheers.
