So I finally got what I wanted . At TDI VW. Its a 97 Passat. Recently I put some time into servicing it. One of the repairs was to fix the leaking Fuel pump seals. That seemed to go rather easily and well.
The other day I decided to clean the engine. It was filthy because the fuel pump had been leaking for a long time before I got it and the diesel burning off on the engine ate away all the foam under the cover and made a lovely mess of everything. It came out sparkling clean with Purple cleaner... and a hose... only snag is.. it is now difficult to start, takes about 10 cranks every time, hot or cold and has lost all power all the time.
The engine light isn't on and turning it on or off doesn't improve the power loss. . I've disconnected as many wire plugs as I can see and sprayed them with electrical cleaner.. no result. Wiggled a few vacuum lines here and there but its still struggling. The idle seems fine. Power kicks in a bit only around 3500 rpm. I have noticed that when I come to a stop or let of quickly on the pedal the rpms drop a little lower then pick back up.. but that could be normal.
I'm assuming the turbo isn't kicking in, but not sure how washing the car could kill it... Any help would be really appreciated.. my driveway is long and steep.. I barely make it up now.
Thanks
The other day I decided to clean the engine. It was filthy because the fuel pump had been leaking for a long time before I got it and the diesel burning off on the engine ate away all the foam under the cover and made a lovely mess of everything. It came out sparkling clean with Purple cleaner... and a hose... only snag is.. it is now difficult to start, takes about 10 cranks every time, hot or cold and has lost all power all the time.
The engine light isn't on and turning it on or off doesn't improve the power loss. . I've disconnected as many wire plugs as I can see and sprayed them with electrical cleaner.. no result. Wiggled a few vacuum lines here and there but its still struggling. The idle seems fine. Power kicks in a bit only around 3500 rpm. I have noticed that when I come to a stop or let of quickly on the pedal the rpms drop a little lower then pick back up.. but that could be normal.
I'm assuming the turbo isn't kicking in, but not sure how washing the car could kill it... Any help would be really appreciated.. my driveway is long and steep.. I barely make it up now.
Thanks