hey guys,
08 thai diesel d40 auto - 108000 ks. ive only owned it for 4000 of those k's.
A few weeks back i started noticing the engine becoming louder and a lack of power through to rear wheels. like, the revs behave as normal but engine/drive line seems strained or not engaged properly.
so i did this service. engine oil, oil filter, fuel filter, air filter, trans oil and trans filter.
all individually and over the course of a week. now as soon as i changed the air filter, the car behaved like brand new one. loud noise went away, more power (it seemed) than ever and i thought prob solved. that lasted about 20 k/s.
the exact same thing happened with the auto service. behaved perfectly for a day and the next morning - shit house again.
ive scince taken it to 2 mechanics. the auto specialist drove it with me next to him and told me its operating great and whats wrong with me?!
the next mechanic plugged it into a fault reader. no faults came up he said.
he found the air sensor to be filthy with oil from turbo, - cleaned it up, took it for a spin and told me he had fixed it $120 later. when i picked it up and drove it home there was no improvment. im assuming these blokes just dont have a decent comparison of how one should run.
please help. im lost and am trying to avoid the dealer if possible for fear of them telling me nothing is wrong and costing me $180 for a diagnosis.
08 thai diesel d40 auto - 108000 ks. ive only owned it for 4000 of those k's.
A few weeks back i started noticing the engine becoming louder and a lack of power through to rear wheels. like, the revs behave as normal but engine/drive line seems strained or not engaged properly.
so i did this service. engine oil, oil filter, fuel filter, air filter, trans oil and trans filter.
all individually and over the course of a week. now as soon as i changed the air filter, the car behaved like brand new one. loud noise went away, more power (it seemed) than ever and i thought prob solved. that lasted about 20 k/s.
the exact same thing happened with the auto service. behaved perfectly for a day and the next morning - shit house again.
ive scince taken it to 2 mechanics. the auto specialist drove it with me next to him and told me its operating great and whats wrong with me?!
the next mechanic plugged it into a fault reader. no faults came up he said.
he found the air sensor to be filthy with oil from turbo, - cleaned it up, took it for a spin and told me he had fixed it $120 later. when i picked it up and drove it home there was no improvment. im assuming these blokes just dont have a decent comparison of how one should run.
please help. im lost and am trying to avoid the dealer if possible for fear of them telling me nothing is wrong and costing me $180 for a diagnosis.