grantbryson
New member
Hi all, I am new to the group and have recently bought a Mk6 2009 Golf Gtd 170 with full VW service history and 100k.
Car had been no bother at all until today when it had a loss of power at around 75mph. Dash warning light started flashing yellow and message was “engine fault, visit workshop”.
Got home, switched off and left for a while before going back out to start it. Warning light never came back on so took it for a run and was fine again until I accelerated to around 70mph when it done the same again.
My mate came round (who has a recovery business) and put his diagnostics computer on it, and it came up with “turbocharger overboost” but no fault codes, however, his computer is basic for various vehicles.
I have looked at a few forums for ideas, and a lot of them go on about vag and codes etc and lots of possible causes, but if I’m honest I do not understand all the technical jargon.
Just wondered if anyone had experienced this or knows what the likely cause is.
Many thanks
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Car had been no bother at all until today when it had a loss of power at around 75mph. Dash warning light started flashing yellow and message was “engine fault, visit workshop”.
Got home, switched off and left for a while before going back out to start it. Warning light never came back on so took it for a run and was fine again until I accelerated to around 70mph when it done the same again.
My mate came round (who has a recovery business) and put his diagnostics computer on it, and it came up with “turbocharger overboost” but no fault codes, however, his computer is basic for various vehicles.
I have looked at a few forums for ideas, and a lot of them go on about vag and codes etc and lots of possible causes, but if I’m honest I do not understand all the technical jargon.
Just wondered if anyone had experienced this or knows what the likely cause is.
Many thanks
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