Help! Random power loss in 1st gear
03-27-2014, 08:48 AM
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Mine did this and it was the rear cam sensor loose in the block it's hidden at the very back on the right. It did it a few times on and off before it came out so far it just stopped. It was like hitting the rev limiter - would not rev past that under load but if you were out of gar stationary it was fine.
03-27-2014, 09:09 AM
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Mine did this and it was the rear cam sensor loose in the block it's hidden at the very back on the right. It did it a few times on and off before it came out so far it just stopped. It was like hitting the rev limiter - would not rev past that under load but if you were out of gar stationary it was fine.
Could be any number of sensors, so start at the cheapest and easiest and work your way up. Obvious response of the day.
03-28-2014, 06:02 AM
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Mine did this and it was the rear cam sensor loose in the block it's hidden at the very back on the right. It did it a few times on and off before it came out so far it just stopped. It was like hitting the rev limiter - would not rev past that under load but if you were out of gar stationary it was fine.
03-28-2014, 08:49 AM
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03-28-2014, 01:10 PM
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The lambda sensor gives the biggest input to the fuelling so it could be that, but normally a duff one will just run rich and affect your idle and MPG.
03-29-2014, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by mattie170' timestamp='1396021319' post='23085776
No its different. Look on the rocker cover at the back. Cable throttles have two one each side and dbw cars have one just on the exhaust side.
Righto.. I'm gonna get the coolant temp & rear cam sensors replaced.
Any other ideas of what it could be?
I still wonder if you've a duff earth or a cracked wire somewhere given how intermittent it is.
04-11-2014, 05:57 AM
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Ok, It's done it again... and when idling, when I rev it, it'll only go to 2000RPM and then the revs would drop down to idle, even though my foot was still pressing the gas pedal.
I did this a few times and bang on 2k rpm it stopped & dropped
Any clues?
(PS. Still haven't had coolant & rear cam sensors replaced)
I did this a few times and bang on 2k rpm it stopped & dropped
Any clues?
(PS. Still haven't had coolant & rear cam sensors replaced)
04-11-2014, 06:58 AM
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Fuel supply or ignition / sensors / wiring.
Scanner + multimeter + time.
Guessing is not going to fix it.
Scanner + multimeter + time.
Guessing is not going to fix it.
04-11-2014, 07:33 AM
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I'm wondering if it could be the rear cam sensor. Reason for saying that; there is a thread on the US section where someone had a similar issue, but was permanent (wouldn't rev above 2k). Turned out to be a complex issue, but boiled down to cam positions being off/out/bad timing.