could any one help me ?

**nath-lav** · 29th March 2011, 21:30

i dont no much about the cdti vectra but i have just bought once. its a 1.9 cdti sri 150 on a 08 plate. the turbo dosent kick in until about 2000 revs or just over and pulls strong for a sec or two then seems to die abit unitl change into next gear. it whistles when pulls then goes quiet. is this normall. people on here talk about there turbo coming in at 1200-1400 revs. does it sound like i have a problem ? thanks

**AndyFoz83** · 29th March 2011, 21:35

http://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showthread.php?t=130008

have a look at these bud all common faults

**vectra ste** · 29th March 2011, 22:06

have a look to see if the noise is coming from the alternator area a member used wd4o whistle gone
have a look at this post

it may be the turbo but look at alternator first

http://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showth...hlight=whistle

**byebyeitsagsi** · 29th March 2011, 22:13

Originally Posted by vectra ste

have a look to see if the noise is coming from the alternator area a member used wd4o whistle gone
have a look at this post

it may be the turbo but look at alternator first

http://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showth...hlight=whistle

He has a lack of power. There is many common things to check before worrying about the turbo. EGR, inlet mainifold, swirl flaps/bar and boost sensor for example.

**vectra ste** · 29th March 2011, 22:20

Originally Posted by byebyeitsagsi

He has a lack of power. There is many common things to check before worrying about the turbo. EGR, inlet mainifold, swirl flaps/bar and boost sensor for example.

you have a point
i agree

**vectra ste** · 29th March 2011, 22:28

http://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showth...hlight=whistle

**Derek Mc** · 29th March 2011, 22:29

EGR is the prime suspect as the car has the revised inlet (or it should do being late 07 or early 08 mfr.

I urge this be replaced or very thoroughly cleaned as per the How2, before throwing money at it big time, check also for vac leaks on the two pipes at the upper front right under the engine cover as a pin hole in these pipes will cause this as well.

**nath-lav** · 31st March 2011, 22:50

Originally Posted by Derek Mc

EGR is the prime suspect as the car has the revised inlet (or it should do being late 07 or early 08 mfr.

I urge this be replaced or very thoroughly cleaned as per the How2, before throwing money at it big time, check also for vac leaks on the two pipes at the upper front right under the engine cover as a pin hole in these pipes will cause this as well.

right i will check them pipes mate. as far as the egr goes,a was goin to get that disabled when i get it remapped. if it was the egr would that sort it ? disabling it ? the car might be fine, just with me not having 1 before i dont no if the way its driving is normall.my first diesal aswel lol cheers

**The_Kink** · 31st March 2011, 23:31

Turbo usually kicks in at around 1700rpm and then tails off at about 3300rpm.. depending on how loud the whistling is, it may just be the sound of your turbo spooling up..

But if you are pretty low on power and the engine feels limited then definitely give parts a clean. Disabling the EGR would sort out any problem with it.. but you would still need to use a blanking plate to close of the EGR. Couple of pros and cons to disabling your EGR though so give it a good think through first.

**Mikey4996** · 1st April 2011, 12:56

Originally Posted by Derek Mc

EGR is the prime suspect as the car has the revised inlet (or it should do being late 07 or early 08 mfr.

Sorry to hijack

So a 08 plate should have the new inlet manifold?
Anyway of checking?

As I have also not long bought the same age/engine...... And my first ever diesel aswell, sometimes my turbo spools and surges thru the revs, is this normal? and I feel its usin too much fuel.