Mk4 Astra 1.7TD Van

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Wed 6 Sep 2006 16:28
Mk4 Astra 1.7TD Van - PaulFromMelton
My Dad has a mk4 Astra Van with the 1.7td Isuzu lump fitted.

He is having problems with it. It starts as normal with no real smoke. However, the engine managment light stays on and the turbo simply will not work. Once the engine is hot and he shuts it down (ie goes into the shop for his beer) and he restarts it, the turbo sometimes works but then the light comes back on and power is gone again. When the light is on, he cannot hear the turbo whistle.

He tried to reset the ECU (I asume it has one because of the engine management light) by leaving the battery unconnected for a while. This did not solve it.

Is there anything else it could be? I know with my XUTD engine, it's usually down to a pipe having fallen off the turbo. Could it be this simple?

It is also more thirsty than it used to be. Could it be injectors?

Other than that - it drives fine 'off boost'
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