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04, CC, LB, SRW, 2WD, 50K miles. About 2wks after buying it I was attempting to pass on a slight hill beginning at about 60mph. The turbo wouldn't kick in and I couldn't get up to speed to pass. This lasted until I got where I was going (about 20 miles) and shut down the engine. It hasn't happened again in 3K miles of driving. Am I looking at a problem that could bite me at any time? Is there any pm I should do to head it off?
BTW, this a great forum and I've learned a lot just following the 6.0 threads. I didn't realize how different the diesel was from a gas engine. Also, it's hard to figure out who to trust to work on when the time comes (Bellevue, WA area).
My wife and kids were in N.O. visiting relatives when Katrina hit and after going through that she insisted that only a diesel would do. Nobody else could get fuel or had to wait in miles-long lines to do it. Diesel had no lines and was plentiful.
BTW, this a great forum and I've learned a lot just following the 6.0 threads. I didn't realize how different the diesel was from a gas engine. Also, it's hard to figure out who to trust to work on when the time comes (Bellevue, WA area).
My wife and kids were in N.O. visiting relatives when Katrina hit and after going through that she insisted that only a diesel would do. Nobody else could get fuel or had to wait in miles-long lines to do it. Diesel had no lines and was plentiful.
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Originally Posted by Lonewolftx
I would guess the turbo has gone bad and it needs replaceing under factory warrentee. Take it to your deal for confirmation.
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Originally Posted by jbloyd
Even though it hasn't happened again? I've driven it over 3,000 miles since it happened. Is this something I should expect from turbos or do they sometimes just stop working completely? This is especially troublesome because the dealer isn't going to be able to see the problem because it hasn't happened again. He's going to call me an idiot and embarrass me and make me feel inadequate. All the mechs will laugh and point at me. My wife will probably leave me and my children will never mention me to their friends. My hair will fall out and I'll develope a sagging gut. Is there no other way!
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Originally Posted by jbloyd
04, CC, LB, SRW, 2WD, 50K miles. About 2wks after buying it I was attempting to pass on a slight hill beginning at about 60mph. The turbo wouldn't kick in and I couldn't get up to speed to pass. This lasted until I got where I was going (about 20 miles) and shut down the engine. It hasn't happened again in 3K miles of driving. Am I looking at a problem that could bite me at any time? Is there any pm I should do to head it off?
BTW, this a great forum and I've learned a lot just following the 6.0 threads. I didn't realize how different the diesel was from a gas engine. Also, it's hard to figure out who to trust to work on when the time comes (Bellevue, WA area).
My wife and kids were in N.O. visiting relatives when Katrina hit and after going through that she insisted that only a diesel would do. Nobody else could get fuel or had to wait in miles-long lines to do it. Diesel had no lines and was plentiful.
BTW, this a great forum and I've learned a lot just following the 6.0 threads. I didn't realize how different the diesel was from a gas engine. Also, it's hard to figure out who to trust to work on when the time comes (Bellevue, WA area).
My wife and kids were in N.O. visiting relatives when Katrina hit and after going through that she insisted that only a diesel would do. Nobody else could get fuel or had to wait in miles-long lines to do it. Diesel had no lines and was plentiful.
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Originally Posted by jbloyd
Even though it hasn't happened again? I've driven it over 3,000 miles since it happened. Is this something I should expect from turbos or do they sometimes just stop working completely? This is especially troublesome because the dealer isn't going to be able to see the problem because it hasn't happened again. He's going to call me an idiot and embarrass me and make me feel inadequate. All the mechs will laugh and point at me. My wife will probably leave me and my children will never mention me to their friends. My hair will fall out and I'll develope a sagging gut. Is there no other way!
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Thanks guys. I'm not going to quit my day job. I rebuilt cars in 60's and early 70's. Things are a lot more complicated now. I think good mechs earn their pay for sure. Except for some PM I think I'll leave it to the pros. Besides the turbo, there seems to be three filters for every one on a gas system. Plus, I have to do the fuel drain plug thing just like when I would do a pre-flight.
BTW, I didn't see any codes or lights when the turbo failed to kick in (except for the taillights of the guy I was trying to pass).
BTW, I didn't see any codes or lights when the turbo failed to kick in (except for the taillights of the guy I was trying to pass).
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Mine was doing the same thing, they had to replace some sensor on the turbo. It would do it and then I would take it into the dealership and it would be fine. No codes, they thought I was high. So I go the mechanic's personal cell phone number and the next time it happened I called him and told him to get outside because I was enroute. Doesn't matter now, the truck is in the shop getting a new turbo and egr valve after a whopping 42k.