2001 Volvo S40 Loss of Power

2001 VOLVO S40
142,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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WOODY625
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Car switches on fine. Idles as normal. Engaging first gear is fine. But pulling away, the car lags at 1000 - 2000 revs slowly creeping up to 3000 revs when there is a bit of a bite and a pull. The same in second gear ... and third though....giving me a top end speed of no more than 35! Any advice would be greatly appreciated... Cheers, dave
Apr 2, 2009 at 4:03 PM
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JIS001
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If this has turbo then I would check the turbo for a seized turbine. If turbine is seized up it will act like a plugged up exhaust. Hope the info helps you out.
Apr 3, 2009 at 8:36 PM
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