Stuttering under boost

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Stuttering under boost

Post by POE » Thu Oct 06, 2016 11:16 am

ok so finally got car sorted and on the road but doesn't seem to want to boost and and can feel it holding back and jerking car (has Richmond) ' any ideas ? Thanks
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Re: Stuttering under boost

Post by AleksanderHugo » Thu Oct 06, 2016 8:10 pm

I had similar symptoms and it turned out to be a broken wire to one of the injectors. At least I hope so, because I have just finished fixing the wire and I will make a test drive tomorrow :)

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Re: Stuttering under boost

Post by POE » Thu Oct 06, 2016 8:12 pm

Thanks for reply ' yes I'll have a check at weekend along with everything else ' and thanks
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Re: Stuttering under boost

Post by POE » Thu Nov 24, 2016 10:05 pm

Ok so checked various things to no avail so what i have noticed is in 3rd gear when i reach 3k revs it stutters for a few moments and then accelerates normal and does the same in 4th and 5th ?? Any help would be great
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Re: Stuttering under boost

Post by cranna21 » Fri Nov 25, 2016 5:56 pm

Check your ht lead connections! Could be those, I had a similar issue where mine died at 3k!
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Re: Stuttering under boost

Post by DEATH » Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:57 am

cranna21 wrote:Check your ht lead connections! Could be those, I had a similar issue where mine died at 3k!

what is ht less connections?

someone have fix the issue? i ve the same problem between 4200 and 4800 rpm, before and after this range is all perfect
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Re: Stuttering under boost

Post by jifflemon » Sun Aug 20, 2017 8:24 pm

The High Tension Leads; From the distributor to the spark plugs, and from coil to distributor.

They suffer a lot on the turbo due to under bonnet temperatures, so should be swapped out for new ones every couple of years.

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Re: Stuttering under boost

Post by POE » Mon Aug 21, 2017 6:38 am

Found the problem was head gasket and compression blowing into the coolant ' ie stuttering' no water in oil and only realised when checked coolant reservoir and bubbles galore
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Re: Stuttering under boost

Post by jifflemon » Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:03 am

eeek! Hope you get it fixed soon.

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Re: Stuttering under boost

Post by POE » Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:09 am

Thanks fella , all stripped ready to get skimmed but quite busy at the mo so hopefully back together this year
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