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trancer
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 3:24 am

is it possible to tune a renault 19 1.4 single point injection or does the ECU do all that for you, my r 19 seems to run nice but slugish when pulling off

thanks
Chris H
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 3:31 am

like I said mate you need to get it running right before tryign to go any further.

the ECU compensates to an extent for everything. On georges after I done the head work the idle was a bit crap btu the car pulled very strongly to the limiter.
trancer
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 7:36 am

damn car !!!!! iv just been for a trip about 50 miles and the car pulled like a snail, in 3rd i put my foot on the pedal abit and it goes along like a fart then when i put my foot down slowly to the floor it does nothing it like there is no more throttle after half way...... Mad
schakal
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:17 pm

clutch may be Question Question
trancer
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:24 pm

but if it was the clutch then the revs would go up, and iv done a test by sticking it in 3rd and flooring it to see if its slipping and it stalls so i think the clutch is ok at the moment
schakal
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:30 pm

if its not revving up logically there should be something cutting the engine performance like air filter ,spark plugs ,plug leads etc me thinks
trancer
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Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:34 pm

chris reckons its the exhaust which il need to check, im really not sure what else it is...maybe a sensor but saying that the car runns really nice at idle.
finland 19
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Joined: 04 Feb 2005
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Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:27 am

I have the same engine in my car, and to a certain extend I had the same symptoms.

Under acceleration it just seemed to back off.

I have since changed the spark plugs for the proper ones ( which were listed on the cam cover ) BCP 5ES .

This has made a huge difference! it is alot smoother and also runs a bit hotter ( still within the normal ) which says to me that it was not burning all the fuel with the old plugs. I have also experienced better fuel economy.

Although a thousand times better...i still get the occasional very slight hiccup. The next thing I plan to change is the lamda probe, its a very simple job ( jinx ) and this I believe should be changed after a certain mileage anyway but is often overlooked.

Doing this will ensure that all the correct information will be sent to the ECU enabling it to do its job properly.
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