As I was driving on a dual carriageway, overtaking a long fairground wagon, trailer and caravan, an emergency vehicle on blues came up behind me. I put my foot down to pass the wagon, and pull in front, when I heard an odd noise, and lost power. Managed to pull onto a side road, and car now drives like a 1950s 1500, rather than it should. Is this limp mode? Seems like the turbo is no longer working. No oil  smoke, nor any sign of anything come off, looking under bonnet. No entries on the info screen for sensors.

1.5 turbo petrol DSG, nearly 5 years old, but under 20k miles. I do have an extended warranty, but full of loopholes and get outs, so fingers crossed.

Could be one of many reasons, you need a fault code reader to make any sensible guesses without that it's just speculation.

Yes, so many things to go wrong! Will get it to local dealer, but warranty with supplying dealer, so may have to do some negotiation to get it done locally.

It might be in limp mode and the Turbo is disabled because of this but not the fault.

A serious misfire & that is the issue.

 

The Warranty is what it is, but you need to find what the issue is with a diagnosis, so starting with reading the fault codes if there are any, and it will be odd if there are not.

 

So low mileage bit have the spark plugs been replaced as the Guidelines / recommendation / specification @ 4 years.

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Are you running E10 unleaded petrol. 

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At dealer now, so hope to have a diagnosis soon.

Plugs replaced last dealer service, in December.

Supermarket fuel, so who knows what’s in it! I don’t use the premium stuff, just the regular.

You do know what is in it it is to a standard & it is gasoline. you just do not how much Bio up to the 10%.

 

But then you will not know how much Bio in E5 either around the UK. 

 

 

Edited 23 May, 20233 yr by toot

This came up in my  youtube suggestions: 

 

Spot check only as explained within, but potentially something anyone can do themselves, with suitable care.

Well, all sorted. Pipe from turbo had come off, forced air had nowhere to go but into atmosphere, so sensors put engine into limp mode. Dealer refitted hose, cleared  fault codes and test drove - all good.

Best part - no charge!😀

Can’t beat Rainworth Skoda in Mansfield.

Often the way.

Except the no charge bit!