Re: Zafira: Engine cut outs?

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"Felix Rauch" <felix@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> a Holden Zafira has a strange problem that my garage has not yet been
> able to fix:
>
> When there is less than 1/4 of petrol in the tank and the car drives
> uphill, the engine suddenly "cuts out". I.e., the rpms go down to
> about 700-1000 rpms and there is no power anymore to accelerate (the
> car becomes slower and slower, but there is no stuttering). The only
> thing that works in this situation is to fully release the accelerator
> pedal (take the foot off the pedal) and then hit it hard. At this
> point, the engine comes back and the car accelerates again.
>
> The car is serviced at Suttons City Rosebery and they have done all
> sorts of cleaning in the engine and the petrol transmission, but the
> problem is still there. Now they propose to take out the whole fuel
> tank and look in there (which will be expensive), but I'm not
> convinced that this is the problem. I'm not a car expert, but it
> sounds more like a problem with the electronics to me (and another
> garage suggested that).
>
> Is that problem a known problem? Does anyone know how to fix it? What
> are the experiences with Suttens City Rosebery? I get the feeling that
> they just try to make more money instead of fixing the problem...
>
> - Felix
The fact it occurs when the tank is at a particular level, may mean there
is
a connection between reduced fuel pressure exerted by lower fuel volume
and
the fuel-pump's reduced performance.??

Jason