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MR2Mike

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26th Nov 05 at 21:36

right no rich old men with fast expensive cars putting me down please... just sensible people who know their stuff.......

my 1.4 16v corsa b has lost so much power its unreal !! when i pull off in each gear the car dies, almost comes to a complete stop, then gets to 4k revs and all the power arrives at once which sends you hurtling off withotu warning, which isnt too much fun if theres a car infront!! its crazy ! what could be causing this low rev power loss?? blocked fuel filter or just the clutch gone or something??

should i get a diagnostic done?

[Edited on 26-11-2005 by Mike_Corsa]

Ant

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26th Nov 05 at 21:38

any ecu lights on? try paperclip test? u had any work done on it?

MR2Mike

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26th Nov 05 at 21:41

no mate no engine light or anything. it was serviced about 4k miles ago. its done 72k now, and supposedly had cambelt before a bought it at around 60k.

whats the paper clip test buddy ??

also theres a very loud knocking sound from cambelt side of engine (may just be rattles so im going to move induction kit when i get longer pipe) but its fuckin lous and i doubt thats the cause

carnuts

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26th Nov 05 at 22:10

its in the tutorial section under electrics then ecu fault codes tells you right how to do it

Ant

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27th Nov 05 at 00:32

if there is a knocking sound from cambelt end i would get it checked out as a matter of urgency, tensioner could have given up and timing belt sliped

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27th Nov 05 at 10:01

quote:
Originally posted by aritchie
if there is a knocking sound from cambelt end i would get it checked out as a matter of urgency, tensioner could have given up and timing belt sliped

ill second that. a sudden loss of power on these engines without any em light is very likely to be a timing issue. the knocking could me the tensioner or water pump has slipped out of lace and caused the belt to go slack. the belt could have jumped a few teeth. take the upper cam belt cover off, get the engine at top dead centre and check the timing marks are aligned.

MR2Mike

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28th Nov 05 at 20:11

quote:
Originally posted by carnuts
its in the tutorial section under electrics then ecu fault codes tells you right how to do it

cheers mate

MR2Mike

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28th Nov 05 at 20:12

quote:
Originally posted by aritchie
if there is a knocking sound from cambelt end i would get it checked out as a matter of urgency, tensioner could have given up and timing belt sliped

thanks mate, ill take it to the garage on saturday and say "have a listen to this"