Hello,
I have a D24TIC, which was rebuilt last year after a blown headgasket and hydrolock. The mechanic claimed the engine was restored to near-factory condition, and it has ran perfectly for the 10k miles since.
On a road trip to europe I got the chance to take it out on the Autobahn where it topped out at around 100mph - not the 115 claimed from factory (although did hit this on a downhill stretch). The 0-60 is also a fair bit longer than what it should be.
Any ideas what could be causing the lost horses? Given that:
The injectors wern't changed during the rebuild to save money as "they looked ok".
The muffler looks like it was salvaged from a shipwreck.
The turbo may be original (250k miles) but can't be sure.
Burns around 1-2L oil between changes (7.5k miles)
All filters etc are well maintained.
Very occasionally get a sudden loss of power (boost) under full load.
Thanks
