2002 Volkswagen Passat Low/no power when hot 1.8 Turbo

2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
100,270 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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TITMUSS NY
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In the summer time or if sitting in traffic and the engine
gets hot it really lacks power especially at low RPM. Once the RPMs are up it is slightly better but really doesn't get full power until it has had a chance to cool down by moving continuously for a while. The oil temp gauge never leaves the middle of the dial. What can I do to fix this?
Aug 19, 2009 at 6:13 PM
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STEVEW84
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any codes? Anything done to the car recently?
Aug 19, 2009 at 9:56 PM
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TITMUSS NY
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No codes, recently had new oil pump but this hapened before that too. I'm thinking it may be something to do with using regular fuel and not premium, sound likely?
Aug 20, 2009 at 12:16 PM
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STEVEW84
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Maybe, but unlikely. Any abnormal boost noise? Like air leaking?
Aug 20, 2009 at 1:20 PM
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TITMUSS NY
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I haven't heard anything unusual, I have a small leak around the exhaust manifold so that makes a bit of noise that may block out air noise.
Aug 23, 2009 at 7:26 AM