Fix for TD4 lack of power, 'money light' on

Thought I'd share my latest throw of the diagnostic dice with the TD4.

The other day after driving in wet road conditions a few days before I noticed that the 06 TD4 was sluggish on hills. Uh-oh. Next drive cycle it was the same, but this time the 'money light' flashed on. Uh-oh. I've been here before and visions of turbo replacements danced through my head.

Decided to have a look-see. Checked the turbo pipework, and the vacuum lines to the vent solenoid. Seemed OK. then I noticed that the vent solenoid filter was down near road level because it hadn't been put back right, and the filter was full of water.

Could the problem be that simple? Well, yet. I had a spare, swapped it, routed the pipe peoperly and immediately the problem was gone.

Now I didn't do the turbo replacement job, but increasingly I wished I had. The job was OK, but it was done clumsily. I found a screwdriver (Snap-on, nice find) jammed behind the steering rack and various bolts were missing too. And a lot of pipework wasn't routed properly. It sucks to pay good money had get a bad job done. It's worse that the bad job results in the 'money light' coming on, which is an expense most people could do without. That simple £2 would have cost an arm and a dink if I'd needed to take it in to have it done.

I would go and complain to the manager at the place of work carried out, Start by saying i have come return this tool that i found wedge behind the steering rack on my car after work carried out here on Date etc.

Then go on to complain about bolts missing you have had to change the filter etc and therefore are looking for a partial refund or reports will be forwarded to the appropriate bodies.

I've seen this very thing many times. Most corners are cut due to time constraints or uncaring mechanics. Time limits was why I eventually left the vehicle trade. I didn't enjoy having a set time to do this or that on a particular vehicle.
I would put the job right myself and keep the screwdriver as payment.