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Originally Posted by Kerb Scraper
Good afternoon all,
As per my intro in the Lounge section, I'm trying to help my sister (who knows absolutely nothing about cars but loves her T5) resolve a little issue that scared her witless last week. She is a very nervous driver.
After driving from West London to Oxford via motorway she experienced the 'reduced engine performance' message' on the dashboard towards the end of the wet and dark return journey but made it safely home.
I told her to try driving the car next day and (as expected) the fault message has cleared on the restart.
I've not had a chance to look at the car myself yet but I'm hoping I might be able to read any generic fault codes with my cheapo Bluetooth enabled Elm 327 clone linked up to the Torque App on my tablet.
Does anyone have experience of the same fault message and a likely explanation?
I should add that the car gets little use sadly and a low battery is quite likely. Could it be just a case of low volts causing the engine ECU to have a wobble?
Or something more sinister like a failing turbo?
Any good independent Volvo specialists in West London?
Thanks for any help you can offer.
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The best thing you can get for diagnostics is a VIDA DICE combo from eBay, the Torque app may throw something up, but it could be ambiguous, definitely worth trying though.
From what I understand, not a whole heap goes wrong on the T5's besides clogged PCV system, AT WORST - cracked block liners, would seriously doubt it's the turbo.
Very nervous driver + T5 sounds like a hilarious combination haha!!
All the best.