robin Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Lately when I start the car and the engine is stone cold the power is very poor and I can find myself with the throttle half depressed and the first turbo making 0.5 bar and whistling away happily while I am loosing speed on a gentle slope at 30mph. This cant be right and even a month or so ago it had no trouble climbing the same slope when cold with barely any peddle. I know it is low power rather then a slipping box as the revs drop when it does this. Within about a mile or as soon as the temp gauge has moved from the bottom the throttle is back to it's normal responsive self and even a slight amount of peddle results in a nice healthy reaction. Throughout any of this there is no smoke, no missing and no error codes. Anyone have any ideas on what the cause maybe or where I should start looking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Sounds like over-enrichment from cold. Check the coolant temp sensor and try reset the ecu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 Is that the sensor in the bottom of the radiator? I'll give the ECU a reset in the morning and see if it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 No its the green one on the thermostat housing, there will be a grey and a green one side by side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I would look for age hardened hoses that might be leaking until they get warm and soften up a bit. Probably one of the myriad small hoes in the sequential control system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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