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- Jun 10, 2007
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When I tried to accelerate up to lane speed this evening on a slip junction out of Forfar to join the A90 South (heavy rush hour traffic), I ran out of road. No harm done, nothing bent but although the 105 seems happy enough to cruise long distance at 70+, it does take its time getting there. This with three people in the car. If all seats had been full plus a bit of luggage it would have been downright dangerous.
The engine won't pull past about 50 in third. In normal driving this is fine but if I try for that little bit of extra acceleration, it feels like it's running out of fuel; just won't rev. Is this the rev limiter cutting in? I appreciate it's a diesel, but I had a 1.7 Citroen TZD a few years back and it seemed a much free-er spinning engine than the Multipla. Does anyone know if 50 (ish) is the normal third gear maximum of a 105, or could I maybe have a fuel supply problem? Since I bought the car I've changed engine oil & filter plus the air filter but not the fuel filter (I don't even know if it has a fuel filter). I'm still glad to have the car; I'll be seeing someone on Monday who runs a tweaked 115, so maybe a bit of aftermarket engine work is the way to go........................ Jim.
The engine won't pull past about 50 in third. In normal driving this is fine but if I try for that little bit of extra acceleration, it feels like it's running out of fuel; just won't rev. Is this the rev limiter cutting in? I appreciate it's a diesel, but I had a 1.7 Citroen TZD a few years back and it seemed a much free-er spinning engine than the Multipla. Does anyone know if 50 (ish) is the normal third gear maximum of a 105, or could I maybe have a fuel supply problem? Since I bought the car I've changed engine oil & filter plus the air filter but not the fuel filter (I don't even know if it has a fuel filter). I'm still glad to have the car; I'll be seeing someone on Monday who runs a tweaked 115, so maybe a bit of aftermarket engine work is the way to go........................ Jim.