110 not wanting to go

[PeteL]

hi there just wondering if anyone has had the problem of putting their foot down in a 406 estate 110 and it seeming like ages before it gets going and seems to have some go in it.

if yes please let me know what it was / is as i have it and obviously need to get rid of it.

cheers

Pete

[poddack]

Turbo Lag?

[Welly]

Could be air flow meter?

Throttle position sensor is a good one (but usually flags the engine light).

Faulty turbo wastgate control solenoid (bulkhead - try swapping with the EGR one?)

Bit tricky to say - it's not really a common problem

[jasper5]

In the last two weeks, I've had three vehicles with a similar fault.

One was a Peugeot Expert HDi with a split in the the rubber turbo pipe under the radiator.This also had black smoke out the exhaust when revved up.

Another Expert HDi was the air flow meter.

The other was a Mercedes 200 with an air flow meter problem.

Each vehicle was difficult to rev up and accelerate, the Merc wouldn't rev above 4,000 and was very slow.

[PeteL]

cheers guys it looks like the air flow meter is getting looked at. can they be cleaned etc or do i need a new one ?
Pete

[Pugman406]

I had this problem the other week on my 110, after almost arriving home, i changed down and put foot down, and it came back to life, been ok since.

[jasper5]

I had this problem the other week on my 110, after almost arriving home, i changed down and put foot down, and it came back to life, been ok since.

You are a very lucky person.I wish they could all be fixed as easy!

[Doggy]

Did it go wrong all of a sudden, or was it a gradual deterioration?

[Pugman406]

It was unexpected, drove throught the roads at work and i thought sumthin wasnt right, when i got on the main road, i thought the turbo had died or sumthing!

Anyway, i hope it doesnt return.