Good afternoon all,
I'm hoping someone may be able to help with an issue i've been having with my Leon,
It's an 07 plate FR, it's got 94k on the clock and had a new turbo back in Feb.
Last week i had an issue where the car had ZERO power. I had my foot to the floor in 2nd and it wouldn't get up to 15mph on a flat road. I pulled over, switched off the ignition, turned it back on and all was fine.
fast forward to Saturday afternoon, the car was generally rough but no other issues, i just thought maybe it was doing a bit of a re-gen. I pulled up outside a shop to collect an item, and left the engine running as the Mrs was inside and the weather was cold. I came out to put the item i'd collected in the boot, and i could barely breathe due to the fumes coming out the exhaust, and my eyes were watering badly.
I drove home, and the car didn't seem off at all, and the smell had gone. I got up on Sunday morning and tried to drive down the road, but the car again had no power available, only this time, white smoke was pouring out of the exhaust, i pulled over, and the car wouldn't restart.
I left the car by the roadside for about 1 hr, then checked all oil levels etc, and everything seemed fine, tried to start the car and it started, but i had no power still. I managed to get it to a local garage where I left it.
The guy at the garage called today and said it was a clogged DPF, which he's cleaned etc.. and the problems gone.... It didn't quite seem right to me as i've had DPF issues in the past, but nothing like this. I collected the car tonight, and again i had no power, however this time, it was an intermittent issue. I would have loads of power, then none, then loads, then none.
Does anyone have any ideas?? I've rang the garage back and told them the issues not resolved, and i'm going to take it back for them to look at further but i'm not holding out much hope for a quick diagnosis.
cheers in advance
I'm hoping someone may be able to help with an issue i've been having with my Leon,
It's an 07 plate FR, it's got 94k on the clock and had a new turbo back in Feb.
Last week i had an issue where the car had ZERO power. I had my foot to the floor in 2nd and it wouldn't get up to 15mph on a flat road. I pulled over, switched off the ignition, turned it back on and all was fine.
fast forward to Saturday afternoon, the car was generally rough but no other issues, i just thought maybe it was doing a bit of a re-gen. I pulled up outside a shop to collect an item, and left the engine running as the Mrs was inside and the weather was cold. I came out to put the item i'd collected in the boot, and i could barely breathe due to the fumes coming out the exhaust, and my eyes were watering badly.
I drove home, and the car didn't seem off at all, and the smell had gone. I got up on Sunday morning and tried to drive down the road, but the car again had no power available, only this time, white smoke was pouring out of the exhaust, i pulled over, and the car wouldn't restart.
I left the car by the roadside for about 1 hr, then checked all oil levels etc, and everything seemed fine, tried to start the car and it started, but i had no power still. I managed to get it to a local garage where I left it.
The guy at the garage called today and said it was a clogged DPF, which he's cleaned etc.. and the problems gone.... It didn't quite seem right to me as i've had DPF issues in the past, but nothing like this. I collected the car tonight, and again i had no power, however this time, it was an intermittent issue. I would have loads of power, then none, then loads, then none.
Does anyone have any ideas?? I've rang the garage back and told them the issues not resolved, and i'm going to take it back for them to look at further but i'm not holding out much hope for a quick diagnosis.
cheers in advance
