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Originally Posted by hondatech
The turbochargers used on all honda diesel engines DO NOT UTILISE A WASTEGATE they all use varible vane geometry to control boost pressure,the fault on your car is due to incorrect clearence between the turbine vanes & its casing which get clogged up with sooty deposits & stops it working correctly, once the ecu detects a fault in boost pressure it puts the car into limp home mode until the fault is repaired.  |
this is correct for all honda designed engines but on the old 1.7 diesels (isuzu) it is down to the wastegate not being man enough.