Dodge Turbo Problems
I have a 06 Dodge CTD, it started shuddering in low gears, and intermittantly would have trouble maintaining highway speeds. I suspected it was a transmission problem, I took it to the Dodge dealer...
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MOREDLEG wrote:
OK, Here is the latest.
I took it to another shop, diagnosis for the shudder was worn out U Joints. Had those fixed, shudder is gone.
Diagnosis for the low power is the "wastegate is stuck" And the sensor is reading high boost. They measured it at 22 lbs. I could replace the Turbo, or install a boost fooler for $80. THats what I did. What can you tell me about boost foolers.
Don't put a fooler in. That is a Band-Aid fix at best. Basically just a Zener Diode. I haven't disassembled the turbo that you are describing. But I've disassembled plenty of other ones. The waste-gate is typically a pretty simple valve mechanism. I'd try pulling the turbo and investigating the waste-gate itself and the waste-gate actuator to see if a simpler solution to the problem exists.
