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Oct 1, 2011 | 08:58 AM

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turbo issues

Has anyone had any issues with their turbo's losing boost pressure under load. My truck has 16,459km on it and lately everytime I go to pass anyone I'm only getting 15lbs of boost and I can barely pass anyone. I can hear air leaking from either the turbo or the turbo hose but can't identify the issue. I'm not able to get to a dealer as I work shift work and am up in the middle of knowhere. Also noticed hard shifting into reverse and 6 to 5 downshifts are randomly happening.

I've owned nothing but new fords since I was 18, had a 2006 F350, and a 2008 F350, chipped both of them with little issues, so I'm hoping theres nothing wrong with this one as it's still stock

Oct 1, 2011 | 10:14 AM

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You need to get her in man. Maybe your dealer will give you a car/truck while they look at yours? If you keep driving her, you may just make the problem worse. Any codes or anything coming up? Best of luck.

Oct 1, 2011 | 11:03 AM

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I'm 1500km from a Ford dealership until next week, it hasn't thrown any codes, still runs fine just has no power

Oct 1, 2011 | 11:51 AM

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There is a TSB out there for a pre-turbo exhaust leak. This sounds like a possibility for you. Have you checked all the boots between the turbo and the intake?

Oct 1, 2011 | 04:32 PM

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Sorry to hear about your turbo/power problem. in my old 06 is had a loose fitting over the turbo that when I was driving up a mountain road the power was just not there. took a look under the hood and saw the semi lose fitting. easy fix, that time just tightened her up. If you can't get to the dealer asap take a close look and see if something is loose could be an easy fix. good luck.

Oct 1, 2011 | 06:25 PM

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Spent an hour under the hood, checked everything I could without actually taking anything apart, still can't find the issue and all hoses and lines seem tight.