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Car feeling very sluggish - Niall - 22-01-2012
Over the last couple of days the car has been feeling very sluggish under acceleration. Only thing that's been done is new exhaust fitted 2 weeks ago (which made it more responsive if anything) and catch tank fitted yesterday.
Since the new exhaust was fitted, it's been running a lot smoother and still does now. I'm worried the fitter might have broken the wires on my lambda (haven't had a chance to check yet) but it seems to be running to well to have a faulty lambda and it's not using any more fuel than usual.
Help!
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - 4WayDiablo - 22-01-2012
Maybe because its a 1.8 :-P
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Niall - 22-01-2012
4WayDiablo Wrote:Maybe because its a 1.8 :-P
You know, when I saw you had replied I knew it was going to be a useless post......FYC!
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Dum-Dum - 22-01-2012
IAT sensor? made mine feel like a 1.6 when it was unplugged
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - 4WayDiablo - 22-01-2012
NiallHarper Wrote:Flying yellow cats?4WayDiablo Wrote:Maybe because its a 1.8 :-P
You know, when I saw you had replied I knew it was going to be a useless post......FYC!
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Niall - 22-01-2012
Dum-Dum Wrote:IAT sensor? made mine feel like a 1.6 when it was unplugged
Iat?
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Dum-Dum - 22-01-2012
Inlet Air Temperature.
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Niall - 22-01-2012
Ah! Will check it actually because I might of disturbed it when refitting my air filter as that is quite close.
Car feeling very sluggish - Matt - 22-01-2012
Which one is it?
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Niall - 22-01-2012
What you mean Matt? What sensor? On the gti throttle body it's the one on the bottom that goes into the tb before the butterfly. Has a grey 2 pin plug on the bottom of the tb.
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - 4WayDiablo - 22-01-2012
I still maintain it is because its a 1.8 :-P and its french
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Niall - 22-01-2012
An but at least mine is reliable Phil! Well rarely breaks down! Lol
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Toms306 - 22-01-2012
1.8 is probably the best all round engine of the 306!!
And are you sure its sluggish....and not that you've just got used to it?
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Niall - 22-01-2012
Nah I know you get used to them but I hooned it off up the road earlier, when it was nice and warm, and it just wouldn't rev as freely as it did before.
And yeah Tom 1.8 is the best engine
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Toms306 - 22-01-2012
NiallHarper Wrote:Nah I know you get used to them but I hooned it off up the road earlier, when it was nice and warm, and it just wouldn't rev as freely as it did before.
And yeah Tom 1.8 is the best engine
Ah fair enough....cos I had to drive the 1.4 again to make the 1.8 feel quick again after the inital 'wow 115 bhpz' lol......
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - 4WayDiablo - 22-01-2012
NiallHarper Wrote:An but at least mine is reliable Phil! Well rarely breaks down! LolThe only time my car has broken down was a week after i bought it and the turbo spewed all over the A3
So nerrr!
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Toms306 - 22-01-2012
4WayDiablo Wrote:NiallHarper Wrote:An but at least mine is reliable Phil! Well rarely breaks down! LolThe only time my car has broken down was a week after i bought it and the turbo spewed all over the A3
So nerrr!
Boost leaks count as a breakdown.
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Foxy-jim - 22-01-2012
Is there a warning light on the dash?
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - 4WayDiablo - 22-01-2012
Toms306 Wrote:No it doesnt! Lol its completely driveable with no boost lol. Slow as fook but still fine lol4WayDiablo Wrote:The only time my car has broken down was a week after i bought it and the turbo spewed all over the A3
So nerrr!
Boost leaks count as a breakdown.
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Niall - 22-01-2012
Foxy-jim Wrote:Is there a warning light on the dash?
Nope nothing. Yet...
Car feeling very sluggish - Matt - 22-01-2012
Blowing a FMIC hose counts though surely
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - THE_Liam - 22-01-2012
4WayDiablo Wrote:Maybe because its a 1.8 :-P
That's not a real reason, my 1.8 can stay with a '6 :dance:
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Foxy-jim - 23-01-2012
NiallHarper Wrote:Foxy-jim Wrote:Is there a warning light on the dash?
Nope nothing. Yet...
Don't think it would be a lambda as that should show up...
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Niall - 23-01-2012
Foxy-jim Wrote:Don't think it would be a lambda as that should show up...
They don't always. They normally only show up when they stop working all together. If they go out of range, they don't give a EML
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Ruan - 23-01-2012
All this 1.8 slagging...
You realise the XU7JP4 is what they use bored out to 2.0l in the WRC cars, ally block, steel liner... It's a MUCH superior block to the GTi6 block IMO. It's only the head that's pants as stock, but they've got masses of meat on them for porting them out...
Or - oh look, how convenient, the Mi16 1.9 head is 83mm bore too...
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Niall - 23-01-2012
Ruan Wrote:All this 1.8 slagging...
You realise the XU7JP4 is what they use bored out to 2.0l in the WRC cars, ally block, steel liner... It's a MUCH superior block to the GTi6 block IMO. It's only the head that's pants as stock, but they've got masses of meat on them for porting them out...
Or - oh look, how convenient, the Mi16 1.9 head is 83mm bore too...
Yeah! What he said!
Gave it a ragging up the road yesterday when it was cold (bad I know but I wanted to see if it made a difference) and it was still the same so I don't think it's a temperature problem.
Any other ideas guys?
Might wait till payday and give it a good service and wack some redex through it.
If it was a blocked fuel filter, it would be quite rough would it not? Just a thought.
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - 4WayDiablo - 23-01-2012
Could be new fuel filter time. Also hows the air filter?
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Foxy-jim - 23-01-2012
NiallHarper Wrote:Foxy-jim Wrote:Don't think it would be a lambda as that should show up...
They don't always. They normally only show up when they stop working all together. If they go out of range, they don't give a EML
I had a warning light when my cat wasn't working so the lambda picked up the fault and flashed up the light.
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Niall - 23-01-2012
That's because you have two lambda. I don't. The only reason it flagged that up for you is because it would of noticed no difference in readings between the two.
Re: Car feeling very sluggish - Foxy-jim - 23-01-2012
Ah right, didn't realise the 1.8 only had one! Haha. Learn something new!
I would try redex mate. Just pour a whole thing in with half a tank and it will give it a good clean!