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Hello Sth Manchester newbie here
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Hello all I have found some posts here very useful already and thought I should formally join so I could show my appreciation. I have a '62 plate 2.0 CDTI Sport Tourer which I have had for about 6 weeks now. Generally I'm really happy with the car but I have a few minor issues which I'm hoping to resolve....
A little background, I have been running a Skoda Octavia tdi for the last 8 Years and it was a fine and noble steed, but eventually it's "issues" with the vnt turbo meant it was time for a change... prior to that I had an older older Astra 1.7 tdi (with the Vx engine) not sure of the correct model name but it was a P Plate.... we got the Skoda when the 1.7 diesel engine let go for a second time... (it always felt weak....)
So anyway I'm loving the power the CDTI delivers but find a significant lag when changing up the box.. (this may be that I am familiar with the VAG engine in the Skoda which just poured on torque from about 1400 rpm with virtually no lag) but my new astra seems to always need to spin the turbo back up after a gear change .. so am I driving it wrong? Does it need to spin a bit faster before changing up to keep the boost "on"? - I understand this engine is effectively the Alfa JTD unit... being Italian (&16V) does it just need to be revved higher? Or is this lag indicative of an issue with EGR/Turbo...? Oh forgot to mention, it's done 40K miles..
Other than that I have already fitted a Witter tow bar - which was a voyage of discovery but we'll perhaps come to that later.. but thanks to Rusty & Tucpals posts on the subject I managed to get the wiring all operational.
Next job on the list is procuring some nice roof bars without breaking the piggy bank.. any suggestions?


Cheers

Dwightladd


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Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by Dwightladd - 4:th-Apr-2016, 18:50:08
RE: Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by mrtc - 4:th-Apr-2016, 19:04:15
RE: Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by andy2174 - 4:th-Apr-2016, 20:39:56
RE: Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by Dwightladd - 4:th-Apr-2016, 23:03:42
RE: Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by tucpal - 5:th-Apr-2016, 06:16:25
RE: Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by bhalay207 - 5:th-Apr-2016, 06:35:09
RE: Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by Dwightladd - 5:th-Apr-2016, 18:23:27
RE: Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by tucpal - 5:th-Apr-2016, 20:20:15
RE: Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by Dwightladd - 5:th-Apr-2016, 22:00:40
Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by Tonto - 6:th-Apr-2016, 11:15:45
RE: Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by Hev - 6:th-Apr-2016, 14:46:33
Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by Dwightladd - 8:th-Apr-2016, 17:49:21
RE: Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by andy2174 - 8:th-Apr-2016, 17:51:29
RE: Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by Dwightladd - 10:th-Apr-2016, 15:03:33
Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by Tonto - 10:th-Apr-2016, 15:07:48
RE: Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by Dwightladd - 10:th-Apr-2016, 15:11:26
RE: Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by andy2174 - 10:th-Apr-2016, 16:14:44
Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by Dwightladd - 10:th-Apr-2016, 17:48:54
RE: Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by bhalay207 - 11:th-Apr-2016, 09:55:19
Hello Sth Manchester newbie here - by Dwightladd - 13:th-Apr-2016, 20:21:35

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