On Apr 23, 2:11=A0pm, "lenny" <le...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 1.6 HDi 2004 307sw
>
> I can't believe this bloody car. I have only had it a couple of months,
it=
> is the most I have ever spent on a car and I have already had more
problem=
s
> than 20 years of driving crap old cars has produced.
>
> Today's problem is (I will ignore the fact that the radiator fan
switches =
on
> and will not turn off again until the battery has been run flat on every
> journey. That is another post in a minute), The car seems to run fine
when=
I
> am going through the gears and speeding up but I have noticed that when
I =
am
> cruising along in 5th at about 2000 revs the car will start to shudder a
> lot. So bad in fact it is similar to only running on 2 pots in a petrol
ca=
r.
> When I put my foot down again it seems to go OK. There are no problems
whe=
n
> slowing down either. It seems to only be when going at a steady speed.
At
> other speeds it also seems to be going along fine and suddenly loose a
> little power. It is quite noticeable to me the driver but probably not
to
> the passengers. It doesn't then pick the power up again, I then have to
ma=
ke
> a slight depression on the pedal to maintain the same power.
>
> The second power problem that I have mentioned has been like that from
the=
> start. The first but main problem, the juddering, I have only noticed
> recently. About the same time that I noticed this I have had an anti
> pollution fault appear and the engine warning light come on. It stayed
on
> for 2 days but has now turned off and hasn't appeared for over a week
even=
> when the power problems occur.
>
> What could this be? Has anybody else had the same problem and solved it?
> How? Could the lambarda sensor cause this problem and is it likely to be
> that?
> Cheers
You won't have a Lambda sensor on a diesel.
But seriously, the only way to find out is to get the codes read. This
does not mean a trip to your local Pug stealer. Many professional
diagnostic kits will also read most of the HDIs., Just find a local
garage which has one.
The DEC Superscan is but one.
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