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Bugger!
My 4x4 TA has started running rough.
It's a few days short of it's second birthday with just over 12k on it.
Yesterday, when pulling away from cold after about 150 yards it coughed, stuttered, clattered and shuddered.
Not a full misfire, it was definitely still firing both pots, it was more like the it lost most of it's power like it was retarded and sounded awful for a few seconds.
It seem to snap out of it as the revs rose and it drove ok the rest of the short trip.
Today, same trip, same place, it did it again, but this time did it again 10 minutes later and again after that.
When I eventually pulled up home, it didn't sound too happy, noisier/rougher somehow, but was pulled reasonably well without the flat spots.
Seems to do it when pulling away, I lift the clutch, apply some throttle and it struggles to build revs smoothly, looses power and sounds all clattery and shuddery.
There's no EML lite, but I'm starting to think it's got a problem with valve timings!
My 4x4 TA has started running rough.
It's a few days short of it's second birthday with just over 12k on it.
Yesterday, when pulling away from cold after about 150 yards it coughed, stuttered, clattered and shuddered.
Not a full misfire, it was definitely still firing both pots, it was more like the it lost most of it's power like it was retarded and sounded awful for a few seconds.
It seem to snap out of it as the revs rose and it drove ok the rest of the short trip.
Today, same trip, same place, it did it again, but this time did it again 10 minutes later and again after that.
When I eventually pulled up home, it didn't sound too happy, noisier/rougher somehow, but was pulled reasonably well without the flat spots.
Seems to do it when pulling away, I lift the clutch, apply some throttle and it struggles to build revs smoothly, looses power and sounds all clattery and shuddery.
There's no EML lite, but I'm starting to think it's got a problem with valve timings!