Evening all..
I just took ownership of a 1996 2.5TD with the autobox as a runaround/lugger/hack (since the other car has no boot at all
) and after a long drive I realise it's quite.. gutless.
On a long stretch of uphill motorway, for example, it needs dropping out of top (overdrive?) or your foot planted on the floor just to maintain 75mph.. the question is, is that normal? The closest thing I've driven is a friends 2002 2.2TD manual which has a good chunk more poke, it feels.
It seems to run fine apart from that, although motorway miles it looks like I'll get about 500 to a tank, which seems low to me?
I'm wondering if there are any common faults that would cause a lack of power but no other poor running.. obviously the first one that came to mind was that the turbo is siezed (which would explain why the previous owner got shot!) - though I should add the car has 93k on the clock, and a full Vauxhall service history..
Hints, tips, common faults to look for appreciated - I had a scour back a couple of dozen pages of threads and nothing jumped out at me particularly..
Thanks!
Aaron