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Loz
04-05-2006, 13:41
just had a renault 19 16v engie fitted in my car...

first, second and third gear the car is fine (get about 92mph in third) then once in fourth it stuggles, takes aaaaaages to get over a ton...

any ideas?

Coops
04-05-2006, 13:49
i just had this mate, check the airflow into the throttle body is not blocked, my airffeed into the o/e airbox collapsed n was stoppin the air gettin in so topped out at 115 n took forever to get there!

summeh
04-05-2006, 15:43
had same prob with mine after fitting new bottom end... it got to 115 in 5th and that was it.

oil flush and injector cleaner.

works a treat now.

failing that, get a compression test done.

arj256
04-05-2006, 17:01
had same prob with mine after fitting new bottom end... it got to 115 in 5th and that was it.

I thought moving your seat forward so you could fully reach the pedal, sorted it?

Justin..
04-05-2006, 17:02
:o :lol: the bitchiness

northy
04-05-2006, 17:20
lol - pimpish

Coops
04-05-2006, 17:27
had same prob with mine after fitting new bottom end... it got to 115 in 5th and that was it.

oil flush and injector cleaner.

works a treat now.
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failing that, get a compression test done.

lol, i removed remenants of the feed and job done! :wink: 8)

summeh
05-05-2006, 00:25
had same prob with mine after fitting new bottom end... it got to 115 in 5th and that was it.

I thought moving your seat forward so you could fully reach the pedal, sorted it?

lol, u git.