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allenjames
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Flat up hills.
« on: Oct 25th, 2006, 9:06am » |
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I have a 2.0 auto estate.
Just recently I feel that whenever I get to a hill, even a slight one, I lose power.
Yesterday, 60mph along a flat road, instant mpg at 36mpg.
Come to a hill and the speed drops considerably and the autobox starts changing down.
If I floor it, the revs shoot up to 4500 as it drops a gear, but the car doesnt really hold the speed or accelerate.
The car is has no load in it except myself.
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allenjames
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Re: Flat up hills.
« Reply #1 on: Oct 25th, 2006, 9:07am » |
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I do appear to be half inch over the full mark on the oil level - would this do it ?
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mr._floppy
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Re: Flat up hills.
« Reply #2 on: Oct 25th, 2006, 9:53am » |
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When in top It shouldn't really change down till the revs go below 2000rpm.
Remember the estate is a big hunk-a-metal and the 1998cc unit is a bit weedy.
What's the mileage ?
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allenjames
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Re: Flat up hills.
« Reply #3 on: Oct 25th, 2006, 10:23am » |
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75498 miles.
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Jonnycab
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Re: Flat up hills.
« Reply #4 on: Oct 25th, 2006, 10:45am » |
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If there is too much oil in the box then it is possible to drain a bit off using a length of clear tubing (approx 5 feet). Shove the tubing in the filler tube as far as it will go & suck it out as near to your mouth as you feel comfortable with, then let good old gravity do the rest 
I did this a couple of months back, as mine was a tad too high (garage over filled it when they changed the oil  )
The oil will only drip out & it takes about about half an hour to get quarter of a litre out. 
P.S....the difference between min & max is about half a litre
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Dave
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Re: Flat up hills.
« Reply #5 on: Oct 25th, 2006, 11:44am » |
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Plugs + leads ok? Is there a distributor cap + rotor arm on the 2.0 (or is that just the 12v)? If so check that too.
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RichardMS
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Re: Flat up hills.
« Reply #6 on: Oct 25th, 2006, 1:04pm » |
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on Oct 25th, 2006, 11:44am, Dave wrote:| Plugs + leads ok? Is there a distributor cap + rotor arm on the 2.0 (or is that just the 12v)? If so check that too. |
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That's just the 12V
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allenjames
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Re: Flat up hills.
« Reply #7 on: Oct 25th, 2006, 8:46pm » |
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Plugs are a year old now, might try changing them
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mr._floppy
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Re: Flat up hills.
« Reply #8 on: Oct 26th, 2006, 11:08am » |
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Any blue reek from the exhaust on start-up or when booting it ?
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scorpio_man
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Re: Flat up hills.
« Reply #10 on: Oct 27th, 2006, 9:21am » |
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hi there
it could be the cat brick moving and blocking the exhaust. 
happened to me. 
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