my car putters when I heavly step onthe gas pedal

volvo2000 · Post by **volvo2000** » 21 Dec 2008, 21:13

2000 1.9t s40

they have told me that my car has a turbo on it?
someone told me that, the turbo might be the problem?
what do you think?

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 22 Dec 2008, 04:56

Try the simple stuff first...look for broken or torn (worn out) vacuum hoses as well as the larger turbo hoses that might be cracked or even disconnected. If these are good then, if it's been awhile since you've replaced spark plugs, replace them with what's recommended in your owner's manual (gapped correctly). Try to eliminate anything that may be maintenance related. I'm trying to recall, but your car too could have the prone-to-fail ETM in it- if so, it's under warranty for 200K miles or 10 years, so have your codes read and see if the ETM (or ETS) comes up as the reason for your troubles. These turbo's are stout and hardly ever are the reason for what's going on with your car now.

volvo2000 · Post by **volvo2000** » 27 Dec 2008, 23:09

thankyou...
you have been so much of a help, and as soon as I change the spark plugs I will let you know how my car rides.

volvo2000 · Post by **volvo2000** » 16 Dec 2010, 04:39

hey there, thanx for the advice. My father did the tune-up but it still did the same thing. but we found the problem. It was 2 coil packs that had cracks on them...changed them out and that was it......but now I got a bigger problem...i blew the engine up....