Q: I have a bad oil cooler, however I also am getting almost no boost at all.

asked by on October 05, 2016

When I push my pedal to the floor my rpms just shoot up like normal however my truck practically goes no where. The acceleration is very slow and I can't hear my turbo spool at all. I'm trying to find the cause of this however the turbo has been replaced and it's not the problem. The turbo started not really boosting about the same time my oil cooler went kapoot. Can these two parts be directly affecting each other? Thanks -Donny
My car has an automatic transmission.

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