Q: I have a 06 Chevrolet diesel during acceleration about a 5 second lag happens before the turbo kicks in

asked by on October 05, 2017

When acceleration there is a terrible lag but only when the outside temperature is above 75 degrees. I've replaced the fuel filter and mass airflow sensor which didn't help

My car has 360000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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