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| Thread ID: 37921 | 2003-09-22 06:28:00 | OT: Question for the car mechanic. | nomad (3693) | Press F1 |
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| 176987 | 2003-09-22 12:33:00 | did some reading on the choke. Does sound familiar. Is it a expensive job? How does the dan thing look like and where approx is it? Gdnite. |
nomad (3693) | ||
| 176988 | 2003-09-22 19:02:00 | Hi, I don't suppose it could be that you are using 96 octane instead of 91? | black (4099) | ||
| 176989 | 2003-09-22 23:07:00 | all depends on if its carby or fuel injected. if carby i would suspect choke (or whatever triggers the choke) or if fuel injection i would suspect idle up solonoid or stepper motor. best bet is to take it to a garage. it could even be something as simple as a blocked air filter |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 176990 | 2003-09-22 23:42:00 | Could be the choke (which'll probably be an auto one) But I'd more likely suspect ht leads or injectors. More detail on the exact symptoms as it stalls eg noise, quietly dies or shudders etc, would be useful. Timing could be an issue too. | Greg S (201) | ||
| 176991 | 2003-09-22 23:59:00 | Insert the recovery disc in the cd drawer and reboot. If that doesn't work, take it to a garage. :) |
cappuccino (1800) | ||
| 176992 | 2003-09-23 00:19:00 | If the car is parked facing uphill, it is possible that a vapour lock is forming at the carburetor end of the fuel line. This is why it will run fine once you have got it moving but give problems after standing pointing skywards for a while. Probably a pinhole leak in the fuel line somewhere in the engine compartment (fire danger too!). The short term test is try parking facing downhill. If I am right, it will start perfectly; if I am wrong it will probably be just the same. There are several flexible joints in the fuel line that can be cheaply replaced. Look for discolouration around them or a gummy deposit building up. Failing that, clean all the visible petrol line and look for seepage of petrol, especially around joints. If petrol can get out, air can get in and cause your problem. |
Blue Druid (4480) | ||
| 176993 | 2003-09-23 00:53:00 | I'm going to agree with almost everybody here and say the choke is most likely the prob if it's not fuel injected. But, also since it's an auto it may pay to get the gearbox looked at. There could be a problem with the auto clutch slipping until it gets warmed up a bit. |
antmannz (28) | ||
| 176994 | 2003-09-23 04:52:00 | Reflash the BIOS, and update all the drivers. (Especially the drivers :D). | Graham L (2) | ||
| 176995 | 2003-09-23 06:15:00 | Roger that Graham. :D Hopefully we bring it to a garage sometime ... Other than that, it runs faultlessly. Has not had one major job since we bought it. :) How are the post maintenance with auction cars generally? |
nomad (3693) | ||
| 176996 | 2003-09-23 06:27:00 | just like buying any 2nd hand car. lets just say its rare to find a 2nd hand car that dosn't need something fixing on it. | tweak'e (174) | ||
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