When did my Dodge Sprinter lose its power?
Now I left for vacation June 29, 2008 and have a loss of power again, can’t go over 55mph, which is good for saving diesal fuel but not for wanting to get to my vacation place. This sprinter has only 17,000 miles on it. Up date on my van, after sitting for appox. two days, started up and ran fine.
What causes boost to fail on Sprinter van?
Turbocharger Actuator On the modern diesel engine used in the Sprinter van, boost pressure is controller using a vane-system. The control valve for the vane system is electronically controlled and can fail. The turbocharger is still healthy, only the control valve has failed.
What causes a sprinter to go into limp home mode?
This is common condition with a few common causes. If you have an Sprinter with the 4-cylinder engine (OM651) see this article about a common issue on this engine that causes Limp Home Mode. Low power – enough power to get to 50 mph in some cases, but not to keep that speed up a hill.
Where can I get a Dodge Sprinter with no boost?
Update: Had a 2nd event of sudden loss of power / no boost on the I20 just west of Atlanta on a weekend trip with my Sprinter 3500 (2006) Winnebago View (2007). Aborted trip and limped back on my own power to dealer in Canton, GA that has Service Department working on Saturdays.
What causes a Dodge Sprinter to loose power?
I have a 2002 Dodge Sprinter that seems to loose power after it has been driven a few hours, and then it must sit for 10 to 30 minutes before it will start again. It acts like there is either no fuel or the airflow is restricted.
Why does my 2002 sprinter not start after second start?
After the second start error, it takes about 4 hours for my 2002 Sprinter to reset itself before I can even try again to start it. I thought maybe the anti-theft system wasn’t reading the chip in the ignition key because its battery was low, but a Sprinter tech told me there is no battery in the key.
Why does my 2003 Freightliner not start up?
I have a 2003 freightliner with 92,000 miles on it I have had it not start two times in the last couple of weeks, usually cold mornings. the key gets turned on and it will start to bring up the dash diagnostics lights, then it will just go dead. It doesn’t finish up the self check and if will not warm the glow-plugs.
What causes check engine light on sprinter 3500?
The Sprinter should have codes on just about every sensor and very few things can be wrong without a code of some kind… Any ideas on what could be causing the frequent appearance of Check Engine light on my 2006 Sprinter 3500 powered by 5 cyl Mercedes? I’ve put 7,500 miles on the chassis which carries an Itasca Navion Class C motorhome.