my father owns a 04 city rover, 19k miles ( dont start on me...i told him no)
ive been using it to run my mother around while dads ill, i find it impossible to pull away without kangerooing with a cold engine...its slightly better when hot but still a bind to drive
is there any common faults that cause this?
another thing...the power delivery is notchy /uneven , is that a characteristic on these ? maybe i expect too much comparing it to our 19yr old polo lol
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ooh one more thing...sounds like its rather tappety
normal or no?
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One question would be has this car ever been driven with close to an empty tank?
I once had a Fiesta with similar symptoms. Engine was also tappety - but that's another story! Even got engine replaced on warranty.... and it still had the original symptoms afterwards. Doh.
Seems the injection system had got blocked - engine place blew high pressured air through the system and fixed it for a while. In the end went to my usual garage and they flushed the system with some sort of cleaning liquid and fitted an in-line filter to the fuel line. Never went wrong again for as long as I had it (few months later got a company vehicle).
Could be something simple? Would spark plugs do this?
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Can't say I had any trouble with mine.I always found the engine very energetic and responsive (1.4).
It's a Puegeot engine I believe.
I'm no expert,but I would check plug leads etc,could be electrics.wouldn't take a garage long to cure the prob.
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Has it ever been serviced?
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they need servicing? :-oooooooooooooo ;-)
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