HELP!!! No power and stalling

[steelyz]

Hi was hoping someone knows whats wrong with my Delica. It was making a rattling/grinding noise under drivers side for a few weeks now but only when I was highway driving at around 80km. Today going on the upper levels I lost all power and it stalled. I put it in neutral and it started up fine. Next hill I went up it started stuttering and no power so I pushed on the gas pedal and it revved up. On my way to Squamish it had no power at all. Kept loosing power. And I didnt notice the grinding anymore. Also I tryed to set the alarm when I got home and it wont work now. Could it be my turbo? Any advice with be greatly appreciated. I dont know where to start. Thanks

[quadzilla]

Did it smell really bad and was there a lot of smoke coming out of your rear end (er, I mean your Delica...)? If so, your turbo could have detonated. The loss of power suggests this may be the case - when mine blew to the moon, I did not stall out, but there was a considerable amount of blue/grey smoke with the smell of burning oil and no power. However, prior to my turbo being replaced, I wasn't hearing a rattle - sounded more like a dragging chain, if this is what you have been hearing, then again, the turbo is a good candidate. Sounds like a case for a qualified mechanic...

Good luck.

[steelyz]

A dragging chain is great way to explain it. Yes and second time it happened I did notice a lot of blue smoke out of the DELICA lol. I could smell something yesterday but very little today. Can you rebuild a turbo or is it dead?

[quadzilla]

By the sounds of it you will likely need to replace your turbo with a good used one or a brand new one. Rebuilding may be an option, but from the conversations I have had, it really isn't the best approach. Given your predicament (which sounds like a blown turbo), there may not be anything left to rebuild.

[steelyz]

Thanks for the info you've been a great help.

[jessef]

Have a mechanic check out your timing belt and your crankshaft pulley. If either goes, then you need a new engine. That's worst case scenario but not one to overlook.

When my crankshaft pulley was on it's way out it made a chain-like grinding noise. Had my friend not told me (I couldn't hear it inside) then I would have been shopping for a new engine.

[steelyz]

Will do, thanks.

[mdrive]

Check your balancer belt, it might have jumped and ruin the fuel pump timing. it is not turbo for sure.

[Manitoba Delica]

Not to highjack this thread, but I've had very similar issues recently, lots more smoke, way less power, chain dragging only briefly, but when I'm revving higher, I get a loud whistle(on the verge of squeal). I was worried about a pully seizing up, but I'm not sure how to isolate it. IT usually is worst right after start-up, and dissapears once the engine is warmer. My other concern was that it was my turbo. There has been a slow oil leak under the area of the turbo for awhile. Can the turbo disconnected/reconnected easily???? I will have a hard time finding a mechanic willing to do that for me here. If I were to disconnect the turbo, could I still drive around? Sorry I'm not helping with this thread, only distracting, I just felt that they were the same issues.

MAtthew

[quadzilla]

Without a turbo you can drive, but really, really slowly. I am not sure about the ability to connect/disconnect a turbo - perhaps someone else can chime in here. I have my doubts. It sounds like your turbo is on its way to detonation - that squeal sound you mention was the first indication to me that something was wrong.