JAC
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I have a couple of questions for you experts.
I took the puma out on some abandoned back roads this morning, and gave it a little push.
If I remember correctly, I read that the VCT make the engine change at around 4200rpm, however, the car seems to change around 4000rpm in first to third, and at around 3500rpm in 4th and 5th. Is this normal? If not, could this be a timing issue that should be addressed when we change the cambelt?
Also, when the car idles, there seems to be a slight knocking sound in neutral, the only way I can describe this is that it sounds like a diesel (maybe that is exaggerated, but its the best explanation I can think of). This goes away as soon as the clutch is pressed. Any ideas?
Finally, and this only happens sometimes, but when coming to a stop in second, sometimes the cars rpm drop so much that it stalls. There is no juddering (I thought maybe it could be a clutch issue), it just sort of dies. It starts again no problem, and this doesn't seem to repeat itself on a regular basis. The normal tickover is at about 750rpm. Any ideas?
Thanks, as always!
I took the puma out on some abandoned back roads this morning, and gave it a little push.
If I remember correctly, I read that the VCT make the engine change at around 4200rpm, however, the car seems to change around 4000rpm in first to third, and at around 3500rpm in 4th and 5th. Is this normal? If not, could this be a timing issue that should be addressed when we change the cambelt?
Also, when the car idles, there seems to be a slight knocking sound in neutral, the only way I can describe this is that it sounds like a diesel (maybe that is exaggerated, but its the best explanation I can think of). This goes away as soon as the clutch is pressed. Any ideas?
Finally, and this only happens sometimes, but when coming to a stop in second, sometimes the cars rpm drop so much that it stalls. There is no juddering (I thought maybe it could be a clutch issue), it just sort of dies. It starts again no problem, and this doesn't seem to repeat itself on a regular basis. The normal tickover is at about 750rpm. Any ideas?
Thanks, as always!