I finally finished my job out of town and stopped on the way home to pick up the CRD. The service advisor was very nice (I do realize he knows nothing and is just caught in the middle between a tech who knows nothing about this vehicle and me) and showed me the paperwork. The fun began when they had worded the repair order that the first thing they did was replace the converter, job B was the vehicle still ran bad so they replaced the fuel, flushed the lines and it ran fine!!!!! Job C was: getting a check engine light, boost code, replaced turbo. After a lengthy discussion he pointed out to me that line B did not have a warranty code and doesn't go to Chrysler. I still wasn't ecstatic, but there wasn't much I could do. I asked to see the turbo and he brought it out. It actually looked fine, the only noticible thing from the outside is the actuator is siezed SOLID. The turbine spins freely with barely any endplay. I asked twice to speak to the tech and he never surfaced, probably best for them. Then I asked if the fuel tank was full and the fun really began. He said he asked his manager and he said no. I said you'd better get him down here, just the fact you asked him to fill it shows that you knew it was the right thing to do. After talking to the manager and telling him how draining the fuel was nothing but a waste of time and misdiagnosis not to mention that on the first phone call I asked if they checked codes, boost pressure, or fuel pressure and they hadn't he said "there's a station about a block down, follow me there and I'll fill you up". I know that the actuator must have been starting to sieze for some time as the CRD is a whole new animal. There is a lot more turbo whine than there was new, but it runs great. Tigafila

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'05 CRD Limited: 174k mi Euro Torque Converter, EHM, ORM, Racor fuel filter, Original Rocker Arms, Amsoil everywhere
'98 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins 24 valve extended cab short bed
'01 Jinma 4wd diesel tractor

Tigafila

VW uses a similiar Garret turbo on the 99.5 and onward TDI's. The operating lever has been know to bind. On a VW just a occational full motation by hand will most times keep it free I've not looked on our setup, is it visable??

Joe

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Atlantic Blue 06 CRD Limited (his)
Joined by a 2000 XJ Classic (hers)