Hi can anyone help please engine light on, car in limp mode 2 codes fir turbo showing what could it be possibly that I can check before getting ripped off at the garage? 

20 minutes ago, bambam86 said:

cat in limp mode

Possibly more of a Vet thing than a garage 🤣

What engine have you got ? What are the fault codes ? How many miles has the car done ?

16 minutes ago, unofix said:

Possibly more of a Vet thing than a garage 🤣

What engine have you got ? What are the fault codes ? How many miles has the car done ?

Ahhh Unofix! - you beat me to the pun again! - to busy laughing with tears about turbocharged cat in limp mode!!....🤣🤣🤣🤣

8 minutes ago, unofix said:

Possibly more of a Vet thing than a garage 🤣

What engine have you got ? What are the fault codes ? How many miles has the car done ?

2.2 90k codes p003a and p0299

4 minutes ago, bambam86 said:

codes p003a and p0299

Could be just the turbo actuator, or it could be the turbo is worn out. Probably @TomsFocus would be able to offer better advice on this.

On that engine I'd suspect the electronic turbo actuator.

It may have been damaged by sticky turbo vanes though.

Easy DIY test, just remove the clip and unhook the actuator from the turbo, then check you can move the vanes freely when disconnected.

Thanks guys will test a few things out tomorrow 

On 11/16/2023 at 5:57 PM, TomsFocus said:

On that engine I'd suspect the electronic turbo actuator.

It may have been damaged by sticky turbo vanes though.

Easy DIY test, just remove the clip and unhook the actuator from the turbo, then check you can move the vanes freely when disconnected.

Could you explain where the actuator is please? Couldn't find anything that looked similar 

12 minutes ago, bambam86 said:

Could you explain where the actuator is please? Couldn't find anything that looked similar 

The actuator should be on the turbo itself on the 2.2 TDCI.  It's a small box with a plastic back and a moving rod on the front.  The moving rod controls the VNT vanes inside the turbo, so if you can disconnect the rod from the box, then you can manually move the vanes in & out with your fingers.  I'm not sure what access is like on the S-Max, my experience with this engine is in a Mondeo.

Thanks ended up taking it to the garage who have said it's the turbo for £1200 I'm not so sure tbh the turbo seemed fine until it went into limp mode 😔

10 minutes ago, bambam86 said:

Thanks ended up taking it to the garage who have said it's the turbo for £1200 I'm not so sure tbh the turbo seemed fine until it went into limp mode 😔

Were they any more specific?

Vanes choked with carbon deposits or turbine shaft bearing worn?  Turbo's rarely just break in my experience.  You can double check both of those things yourself if you can access the turbo on the S-Max.

24 minutes ago, TomsFocus said:

Were they any more specific?

Vanes choked with carbon deposits or turbine shaft bearing worn?  Turbo's rarely just break in my experience.  You can double check both of those things yourself if you can access the turbo on the S-Max.

Yesterday he checked and cleaned most things and vanes etc he did mention vanes but I don't know what and where. He ordered the pressure sensor as thought it was that, then today he rang to say that didn't fix the issue and said its the turbo, he mentioned the actuator and said there was some movement but also some other things I just don't understand unfortunately I'm no mechanic, his also a friend of my partners so I dnt think he would be making it up!