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22-08-2012, 01:25 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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A few days ago on the freeway I was cruising at about 80km/hr, put my foot down a fair bit to get into a better position to change lanes, but nothing happened... no change in engine RPM, no trans kickdown. As I released the accel back to the position I had it in, the trans made a clunk as if it had started changing, but aborted when it realised I'd gone back to cruise speed.
Possibly related, the next day I was again already at road speed, behind a slower car, which then cleared, so I put the foot down... this time it did accelerate, but it was a bit sluggish, and I could feel the car wavering, like there was a fat guy rocking back and forth in the seat. Have not experienced any issues like a misfire or anything noticeable when accelerating normally from standstill, it's just when cruising and I give it extra juice. Didn't see any leadup to this behaviour, first time was sudden as mentioned above. No probs yesterday. Any ideas? |
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22-08-2012, 01:35 PM
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usual questions
how long since you replaced plugs, air filter, fuel filter, did and ISC clean, did a battery reset?
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22-08-2012, 02:14 PM
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Rob
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sounds like a spark issue, IE what Mr Hardware said. My bet would be plugs and leads.
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22-08-2012, 05:42 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Gearbox slipping if it's not a misfire maybe .
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22-08-2012, 06:51 PM
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Falcon Unbelievable!
Join Date: Jul 2005
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How old is the coil pack?
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23-08-2012, 02:48 PM
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Coil pack, leads and sparks were replaced about a year/20,000km ago. Air filter would have been done around the same time.
Not sure about the fuel filter, would be at least a couple of years since it has been serviced at a dealer, and I haven't changed it myself since. I'm going to attack the intake with some carby cleaner today then do an ECU reset and see what happens, but to make things more difficult, the issue hasn't happened again, apart from those 2 (separate) times. Hope it's not the trans, I'm up to 207,000km, so it would be almost geriatric by now... |
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23-08-2012, 03:03 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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Worth having a look at the TPS output and seeing if there are any flatspots. Pretty quick check - just need a multimeter and a pin.
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23-08-2012, 04:50 PM
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23-08-2012, 07:27 PM
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Falcon Unbelievable!
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Hesitation/mild surging when applying throttle at cruise speed
Hybrid Mode