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calaisturbo.com.au - Miss fire, speed needle wobbles n excessive shifting

Started by E2EK1EL · 11 Dec 2004 · 2 replies

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E2EK1ELArchived member
i got no idea wats wrong wit the VLephant, when the car is at runnin temp n drivin wether at 60 or 100 n not under alot of load my car will miss fire untill i back off n accelarate again (auto mind u) and every 1100m my speed needle wobbles n causes my tranny to shift down n up gears for 20-30m this has all happened over the last week any one got any ideas on wat it is or how to fix it? My car got new leads n plugs (checked gaps) bout a month ago. Cheers help would be greatly apprieciated Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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jordyArchived member
I'm sorry to tell you this rex, but you're missing a turbo and there's really no easy fix for this Nah bring it round here now, I'll fix it. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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JuZiArchived member
e2ekiel im not sure how u got it down to 1100m but anyway, my car used to do the same thing after it gets warmed up, its wasnt actually misfiring, it used to jolt forwards and back a bit till i let go and accelerate again and the speedo used to shake and make a buzzing/tapping sound. in the end i found it was the auto tranny, it was really fcuked, the bands and clutches were worn down and used to slip like hell most of the way through every gear except 1st and in 4th the bands was shuddering or occasionally slipping, so here's wot i say you do, that is if jordy doesnt fix it, check ur vacuum pipe 2 to tranny for cracks or kinks, and test 4 pressure if possible, if it looks okay giv the nearest auto dude a test drive, if he's a good guy he'll tell u if u need a rebuild or not. mine needed a rebuild alright, cost 1850 with a new converter cause the old one was cooked by the lockup clutch slipping, all the bands were black and slick and clutches were worn down way past rebuild regulations, hopefully mine wasnt this bad but keep in mind, my car was driven gently since brand new.
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