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Gentle Ben
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Sun Dec 04, 2005 4:19 pm |
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Right the Clio is becoming increasingly more difficult to fire up in the cold mornings.
The problem has gotten gradually worse over the last week or so - initially it would fire up on the first turn of the key but the revs would wander between 300rpm and 1000rpm and eventually stall. Only on about the 5th start off the key and with bit of throttle would the revs stabilise and the car be happy to go anywhere.
Now it's a struggle to get it to fire up and I'm having to start pumping the accelerator to get some juice in to help it fire up - this morning it took no less than a dozen attempts to start off the key before it finally got going!
Once warmed up the car is fine and performance is on the button as usual. There's no misfires/flatspots/smoking so it's not a problem with the engine itself.
I've narrowed it down to a problem with the injection system/ECU, would I be right in saying the CTS and Lambda are the prime suspects?
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Dan
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Sun Dec 04, 2005 4:30 pm |
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lambda no, not even read until its warm. CTS is your best bet |
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Gentle Ben
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Sun Dec 04, 2005 5:01 pm |
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Chris H
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 1:31 am |
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Addie
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:54 am |
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Same as my valver, deffo CTS.
Unplug it as a tempoary fix but replace ASAP. |
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Gentle Ben
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:56 pm |
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Cheapest place for a CTS?
I've found one on GSF but they want £17.50 for it! Surely you can get 'em cheaper? |
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huwwatkins
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:07 pm |
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About 7-9 quid at your friendly local factors. |
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Neal
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:15 pm |
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if they give you the right one... first one i bought many moons ago had the wrong thread but was otherwise the same. |
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Gentle Ben
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:27 pm |
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There surprisingly hard to find here Huw! Went round a couple of places with no success.
What are Renault likely to sting you for if you go to them for one? |
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Neal
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:35 pm |
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about 20 notes!  |
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schakal
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 5:43 pm |
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| There surprisingly hard to find here Huw! Went round a couple of places with no success. |
ask a few more factors mate ,obviously you have not searched that well
a motaquip one costed me 11quid a few months ago |
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Chris H
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