Very poor acceleration

Asked by Guru6YRZ4 Mar 13, 2020 at 03:06 PM about the 2004 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8T

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Very poor
acceleration

6 Answers

Guru6Y25K answered 4 years ago

Not a turbo no tune up was done I was told someone might have cranked it when the timing wasn't right

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F_O_R answered 4 years ago

The VW Passat 1.8 T is Turbo! Is the check engine light on? You should probably have a mechanic look at it.

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