Renault Megane (1996 - 1998) - '96 1.6 petrol bunnyhopping

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Tue 19 Feb 2008 19:36
'96 1.6 petrol bunnyhopping - renailt
Car sounds fine, pulls well and never stalls. But when I slow down and then try to speed up again, it bunnyhops violently. Touchthe clutch and it stops messing about.
I have seen a similar thread (see below), but don't know where the vacuum hose is - anyone help?


"Try the cheapest option first.....Remove and examine the rubber vacuum hose from the inlet manifold to the MAP sensor on the bulkhead. Check for splits that may only show up when you bend the hose.

I've had two of these to replace on Megane's. This pipe is quite stiff and short, at certain engine positions the split would open and ruin the MAP input/mixture.

It was happening the most when you were drifting through town at low revs and then tried to pull away, you know how that makes the engine rock on the mounts. Once you had reached a cruising speed the split stayed closed and all was well." MM
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